The Chinese virology institute in the city where Covid-19 first emerged has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new contagion wreaking chaos across the world. Scientists think Covid-19 -- which first emerged in Wuhan and has killed some 340,000 people worldwide -- originated in bats and could have been transmitted to people via another mammal.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/wuhan-lab-had-three-live-bat-coronaviruses-report/articleshow/75936902.cms