Chloe Taylor , Cats should be kept inside if owners show coronavirus symptoms , veterinary scientists say , 8 April 2020 , CNBCOn 17 March 2020 , scientists reported that the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus , which causes the COVID-19 disease , and is responsible for the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic , originated naturally , and not otherwise.
Chinese medical researchers were trying to modify the genome of the bat 's coronavirus to enable it to enter human cells in 2014 , which were deemed to be safety issue by U.S. scientists by 2018 .