Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 9, 2020

Suzannah Lyons and Natasha Mitchell, ABC News Online: How did coronavirus start? Where did bats get the virus from and how did it spread to humans?

Despite the conspiracy theories you're hearing, or the misinformation that's spreading on social media, it's clear that this coronavirus came from wildlife.

By looking at the genome of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — it is clear it has signatures that are closely related to other viruses that are present in wildlife, said evolutionary biologist Jemma Geoghegan of the University of Otago.

"There is a virus in bats, as well as a virus in pangolins, that shares similarities with the new virus that has appeared in humans," said Dr Geoghegan, who studies the emergence and evolution of viruses.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 9, 2020

How bad could a second wave of coronavirus infections be, and where could they strike? -- Amy Bainbridge, ABC News Online

Coronavirus: The porous borders where the virus cannot be controlled -- Saira Asher BBC News

Coronavirus: Financial crisis 'on steroids' looms for EU leaders -- Gavin Lee, BBC News

Boris Johnson Is Dangerously Ill: What Happens Next? -- Peter Harris, National Interest

With Johnson hospitalized, who’s who in Britain’s Cabinet? -- Sylvia Hui, AP

As Virus Takes Hold, Russia (And Russians) Caught In Limbo -- Alastair Gill, World Crunch

The Long Hard Road to Decoupling from China -- Andrew A. Michta, American Interest

Americans of Both Parties Agree on China -- Josh Rogin, Washington Post

Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set -- Steve Peoples, AP

The US military would be superb at fighting coronavirus. Let's use it -- Ann Lee and Sean Penn, The Guardian

Lessons on Leadership From the USS Theodore Roosevelt. -- John L. Chapman, RCD