# Is it a coincidence that both early 2000s SARS and COVID-19 both came from China?

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
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**Created:** [March 27, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-coincidence-that-both-early-2000s-sars-and-covid-19-both-came-from-china/850418 "2020-03-27T13:26:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-a-coincidence-that-both-early-2000s-sars-and-covid-19-both-came-from-china/850418/41 "2020-03-28T23:04:33Z")

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> [@Mike\_Mabes](#):
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> It’s been said that the Chinese will eat anything with legs except a table. So will I.

quoting myself, after reading some of the links here, maybe I should rethink that

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