It could take up to two years to find out the exact origins of the novel coronavirus, Head of the Novosibirsk State University's Laboratory and corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Sergey Netesov said, APA reports citing Sputnik.
"I think it will take months, not days, maybe a year or two. There is a lot to study. The fact is that what happened, just like the occurrence of the SARS virus, is a very rare natural event," Netesov said.
He added that specialists in different countries are working on resolving the mystery of how the virus switched from an animal host to humans.
"There is even a fundamental investigation underway in the United States related to the fact that it is necessary to study as many coronaviruses as possible, which live in bats and pets," Netesov said, explaining that different intermediary hosts for various coronaviruses include cows, palm civets, raccoon dogs, and other small mammals.
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