I just got back from the grocery store. It was the first time during this whole pandemic that they had a sign out front insisting that no one enter without a mask. I asked the guy there if they had one I could use; and he said he wasn't policing it. Inside I was one of about 5 people who wasn't wearing a mask. I got a some looks from a few very frightenable looking people. But no one said anything.
(maine)
These headlines not contradictory.
It was a natural virus that was brought into the lab to be studied and was then leaked from said lab.
This presents a danger of us becoming organized. Our enemy has mastered the art of infiltrating and commandeering organizations. Let chaos reign.
I explained that in the next sentence.
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>>9040030
> can not be transmitted to humans unless it has be genetically modified
There are a gazillion other viruses that came from animals that naturally gained the ability to spread among humans. SARS1 came from bats without needing to be modified.
Humans, rodents, and bats all have similar cell receptors and immune systems. So we're often susceptible to the same viruses.