At the end of January, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) altered its assessment, concluding – with “low confidence” — that the virus is “more likely” to have come from a lab than a bat or ...

Researchers analyzed genetic material gathered from the Chinese market where the first outbreak was detected and found that the most likely animals were racoon dogs, civet cats and bamboo rats.

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah on Wednesday directed the wildlife department and city commissioner to take stringent action against illegal trade of animals and birds in the ...