"The virus did not originate in China by accident"

He indicated that outbreaks most often came from Southeast Asia.
According to him, the region has a wide range of animals that are carriers of various viruses and can transmit them to humans.
Malishev pointed out that coronavirus is found in a family of cats - lions, tigers, panthers, however, it mostly occurs in bats.
"About 80 percent of bats have genes that resemble the genes of the coronavirus that made this mess," he told Star TV, Sputnik reports.