[solmag]

One should be able to still look at what South & East Asian states have done, I don't think Vietnam or South Korea have this problem of highly politicized scientific community. Don't know if they have confirmed animal reservoir though.

[solmag]

I forgot (because I assume the original was a lab leak) that China's entire (believe it or not) story is that it was a bat leak instead.

So .. some government actions do not seem justified if you believe it came from animal reservoir.

[bluGill]

We don't know, and probably never can know where it came from. If it was a lab leak they have covered their tracks enough that we cannot be sure. If it wasn't - then it is even harder to figure out where it came from.