MOSCOW, April 17. /TASS/. A gene sequence in the novel coronavirus indicates that the virus was imported to China’s Wuhan, instead of emerging there, China’s Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui told TASS Friday.

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Zhang Hanhui also pointed to media reports that speculate that the virus had appeared in Italy’s Lombardy as early as January 1.

“Besides, according to some media, a renowned Italian medical specialist Giuseppe Remuzzi opined that the epidemic in Italy had begun spreading before it started in China,” he pointed out.

The diplomat also recalled a comment made by Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who speculated that the large number of flu deaths in the US could have in fact been caused by COVID-19, but the US did not test for it at that time.

“Italy hoped to trace the first infection case by conducting an exhumation, but the US vehemently disagreed,” the Chinese envoy emphasized.

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