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Makes me think that 'lineage A' was a different market (possibly A.1 - i.e., WA1 too).

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2021-03-24 04:40 Robert F. Garry open

https://www.cp24.com/world/who-team-finds-signs-of-wider-covid-19-outbreak-in-wuhan-in-dec-2019-1.5309140
2021-03-24 04:47 Robert F. Garry open

So I think that I read that they were able to map the positive environmental sampleson the map that PD is rolling upin the picture. We also heard that at least some of the samples 'mapped" to the live animal stalls, including the grate under Eddie's raccoon dogs.
2021-03-24 04:53 Andrew Rambaut open

These are the environmental samples put on GISAID by George? All identical to Wuhan-Hu-1?
2021-03-24 04:53 Robert F. Garry open

I agree that being able to culture live virus from the environmental samples means Cts in the mid to low 20s. Viable virus clearly - the complete (near complete) genomes from one pass on Vero cells are on GISAID. maybe the the Chinese database too.
2021-03-24 04:54 Andrew Rambaut

Makes me think that 'lineage A' was a different market (possibly A.1 - i.e., WA1 too).
2021-03-24 04:55 Robert F. Garry open

YES! :100:
2021-03-24 04:57 Robert F. Garry open

The lineage A and B is a big clue - argues against lab leak - otherwise the nefarious Shi and her henchmen seedednot one but 2 markets with two lineages to cover their tracks?
2021-03-24 05:07 Andrew Rambaut open

Although they would argue that B in the market evolved from A and thus proves that the market was not the origin
2021-03-24 05:08 Andrew Rambaut open

I.e., that WA1 was the actual lab escape