COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.
We don’t know yet how COVID-19 is transmitted to people, but it’s likely that it comes from an animal. A live animal market called the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan City is suspected as the original source of COVID-19, but this has not been confirmed. Many initial cases involved people who wCity is suspected as the original source of COVID-19.