AP Spotlight INFECTIOUS DISEASES 5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared LAURAN NEERGAARD, LAURA UNGAR and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2025 Updated Jul 8, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world.kAm%96 86C> 5:5?VE 92G6 2 ?2>6[ ?@C 5:5 E96 :==?6DD :E H@F=5 42FD6] xE H@F?5 FA D6EE:?8 @77 2 A2?56>:4 E92E 6IA@D65 566A :?6BF:E:6D :? E96 8=@32= 962=E9 DJDE6> 2?5 C6D92A65 AF3=:4 @A:?:@? 23@FE 9@H E@ 4@?EC@= 5625=J 6>6C8:?8 G:CFD6D]k^AmkAm%96 G:CFD :D DE:== H:E9 FD[ E9@F89 9F>2?:EJ 92D 3F:=E FA :>>F?:EJ E9C@F89 G244:?2E:@?D 2?5 :?764E:@?D] xEVD =6DD 5625=J E92? :E H2D :? 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