This is HUGE, absolutely bombshell: Scientists in Spain have found traces of Covid-19 in water samples in Barcelona from March 12, 2019, several months before China had cases.
This is more evidence suggesting the coronavirus did not originate in China https://www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salud/ciencia/2020/06/26/5ef5e37321efa00c2c8b45b9.html
Reuters: Spanish virologists have found traces of the novel coronavirus in a sample of Barcelona waste water collected in March 2019, nine months before the COVID-19 disease was identified in China
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-science-idUSKBN23X2HQ
" “When it’s just one result, you always want more data, more studies, more samples to confirm it and rule out a laboratory error or a methodological problem,” he said.
There was the potential for a false positive due to the virus’ similarities with other respiratory infections.
“But it’s definitely interesting, it’s suggestive,” Villalbi said. "
not enough evidence to start getting excited yet
