--- title: WHO Scientist Discusses Role Wuhan Market Played in Coronavirus Outbreak | TIME description: The World Health Organization said that although a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan selling live animals likely played a significant role in the emergence of the new coronavirus, it does not recommend that such markets be shut down globally. canonical: https://time.com/video/j1eLTiqn/ og:title: WHO Scientist Discusses Role Wuhan Market Played in Coronavirus Outbreak og:description: The World Health Organization said that although a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan selling live animals likely played a significant role in the emergence of the new coronavirus, it does not recommend that such markets be shut down globally. og:url: https://time.com/video/j1eLTiqn/ og:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/j1eLTiqn/poster.jpg?width=720 og:type: video.other twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: WHO Scientist Discusses Role Wuhan Market Played in Coronavirus Outbreak twitter:description: The World Health Organization said that although a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan selling live animals likely played a significant role in the emergence of the new coronavirus, it does not recommend that such markets be shut down globally. twitter:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/j1eLTiqn/poster.jpg?width=720 --- # WHO Scientist Discusses Role Wuhan Market Played in Coronavirus Outbreak ## Video: WHO Scientist Discusses Role Wuhan Market Played in Coronavirus Outbreak [Watch (HLS stream): WHO Scientist Discusses Role Wuhan Market Played in Coronavirus Outbreak](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/j1eLTiqn.m3u8) (3:22)  _Published 2020-05-08. The World Health Organization said that although a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan selling live animals likely played a significant role in the emergence of the new coronavirus, it does not recommend that such markets be shut down globally._ --- Jul 28, 2023 1:23 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Meet A Wuhan Volunteer Transporting Medics and Supplies Amid Coronavirus Outbreak](/video/vbsLmMk4/) ### Meet A Wuhan Volunteer Transporting Medics and Supplies Amid Coronavirus Outbreak [The Economic Impact of the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak](/video/dy5X2xU0/) ### The Economic Impact of the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak [China Shuts Down Transportation From Wuhan To Contain Coronavirus Outbreak That Has Killed 26 People. Here's What to Know](/video/CqUvpksh/) ### China Shuts Down Transportation From Wuhan To Contain Coronavirus Outbreak That Has Killed 26 People. Here's What to Know --- ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"WHO Scientist Discusses Role Wuhan Market Played in Coronavirus Outbreak","description":"The World Health Organization said that although a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan selling live animals likely played a significant role in the emergence of the new coronavirus, it does not recommend that such markets be shut down globally.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/j1eLTiqn/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2020-05-08T13:30:13.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/j1eLTiqn.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/j1eLTiqn/","duration":"PT3M22S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/j1eLTiqn/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```