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April 23, 2020

The World Health Organization said this week that the coronavirus likely originated in animals. The announcement came amid theories circulating online about the virus' origin.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Adam Taylor (@mradamtaylor), foreign reporter for the Washington Post.

This segment aired on April 23, 2020.