“Viruses in bats may have mixed and matched genes to create the virus that gave rise to the deadly SARS outbreak in 2003, a new study suggests. And it could happen again. All of the ingredients needed to create a new SARS virus are found among viruses currently infecting horseshoe bats.”

— Shi Zhengli

Shi Zhengli (2020) cited in " Coronavirus: Experts dismiss conspiracies blaming Wuhan Institute of Virology for outbreak https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/coronavirus-experts-dismiss-conspiracies-blaming-wuhan-institute-of-virology-for-outbreak.html" on Newshub, 30 January 2020.

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Yoshihiro Kawaoka (1955) Japanese resercher

Yoshihiro Kawaoka (2020) cited in " New virus surging in Asia rattles scientists https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00129-x" on Nature, 20 January 2020.

“The coronavirus in SARS or the coronavirus in MERS are in the same family of virus with the new (COVID-19) coronavirus.”

Yuen Kwok-yung (1956) Hong Kong microbiologist, physician and surgeon

Yuen Kwok-yung (2020) cited in " China coronavirus: Hong Kong professor Yuen Kwok-yung says effectiveness of drugs could be judged within weeks, with tests due to start in city https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3048034/china-coronavirus-hong-kong-professor-yuen-kwok" on South China Morning Post, 29 January 2020.

“In general however, those hit by the new (COVID-19) virus are in a less serious condition than with SARS.”

Yazdan Yazdanpanah (1965) French-Iranian infectiologist

Yazdan Yazdanpanah (2020) cited in: " Here's The Science on How Serious The Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Actually Is https://www.sciencealert.com/how-worried-should-we-be-about-the-wuhan-coronavirus-outbreak" in Science Alert, 29 January 2020.

“I've had letters from Chinese scientists at the peak of the SARS epidemic who said the problem is a hybridization between the viruses planted into GMO feed, which is then fed to animals, then the virus jumped from the animals to humans. We're going to see more and more of these kinds of risks. I think the whole issue of the H1N1 virus was the fact that it had genes for three influenza types--human, chicken, pig. All of these crossings are becoming possible because of the crossing of genes across species barriers.”

Vandana Shiva (1952) Indian philosopher

On the SARS epidemic, as quoted in " A Visit to My Kitchen: Vandana Shiva http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-rodale/a-visit-to-my-kitchen-van_b_775298.html?ir=India&adsSiteOverride=in", The Huffington Post (28 October 2011)

“This (COVID-19) virus is different from SARS-CoV, which caused severe illness in most infected patients. It appears that many patients have relatively mild illness. These relatively mild cases may recover after one week or so.”

Hitoshi Oshitani (1959) Japanese physician

Hitoshi Oshitani (2020) cited in " China’s health officials say priority is to stop mild coronavirus cases from getting worse https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3048993/chinese-officials-say-priority-stop-mild-coronavirus-cases" on South China Morning Post, 4 February 2020.

“It is not in the interest of the virus to kill the host because it (the virus) will die as well. Through their evolutionary process, viruses tend to accommodate the hosts to live in them. This means they want to cause mild diseases to propagate and that will ensure they can survive.”

Sazaly Abu Bakar researcher

Source: Sazaly Abu Bakar (2020) cited in " 'More studies needed on virus mutations' https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/572140/more-studies-needed-virus-mutations" on New Straits Times, 6 March 2020.

“Wuhan Coronavirus has three features: it is an RNA virus that mutates easily, it is more contagious than SARS, and it can spread from an asymptomatic person. This means that even someone who has recovered from the virus can transmit it, making it more difficult to curb its spread.”

Hsieh Shie-liang researcher

Source: Hsieh Shie-liang (2020) cited in " Coronavirus could be unkillable: top Taiwanese researcher https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3869848" on Taiwan News, 3 February 2020.

“Momentum of the Wuhan virus epidemic outbreak may decline in 20 days (since 26 January 2020) based on the current prevention and control measures of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus.”

Wen Yumei (1934)

Wen Yumei (2020) cited in " Expert believes China's control measures on Wuhan virus will take effect in 20 days https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/01/27/expert-believes-china039s-control-measures-on-wuhan-virus-will-take-effect-in-20-days" on The Star Online, 27 January 2020.

“Like computer viruses, successful mind viruses will tend to be hard for their victims to detect. If you are the victim of one, the chances are that you won't know it, and may even vigorously deny it. Accepting that a virus might be difficult to detect in your own mind, what tell-tale signs might you look out for? I shall answer by imaging how a medical textbook might describe the typical symptoms of a sufferer”

Richard Dawkins book Viruses of the Mind

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Viruses of the Mind (1993)

“No virus is known to do good: it has been well said that a virus is "a piece of bad news wrapped up in protein."”

Peter Medawar (1915–1987) scientist

(with Jean Medawar) Aristotle to Zoos: A Philosophical Dictionary of Biology, 1983, p. 275.
1980s

“Viruses in bats may have mixed and matched genes to create the virus that gave rise to the deadly SARS outbreak in 2003, a new study suggests. And it could happen again. All of the ingredients needed to create a new SARS virus are found among viruses currently infecting horseshoe bats.”

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