Are Bats To Be Blamed? Emraan Hashmi Thinks Coronavirus Is Spreading Because People Eat The Animal

Was the new coronavirus engineered in the lab? There's conspiracy theory that is doing the rounds. But that can't be trusted unless there are facts to prove it. But, what are researchers saying?

According to the latest research by American Chemical Society, pangolins could be the missing link for the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus between humans and bats. Most experts have stated that bats are a natural reservoir of SARS-CoV-2.

But shall bats be blamed for the pandemic?

Adding to this discussion, Emraan Hashmi blamed people who eat bat for coronavirus outbreak.

For the unversed, there is no scientific evidence that can prove that the coronavirus was first transmitted from a bat to a person who might have consumed the animal.

¡°And all this because some person thousands of miles away wanted to have a freakish culinary experience like eating a BAT,¡± he tweeted.

He assumed that it's all happening because people have been eating bats.

And all this because some person thousands of miles away wanted to have a freakish culinary experience like eating a BAT ...???

¡ª Emraan Hashmi (@emraanhashmi) March 26, 2020

Zoologists, on the other hand, have stated that because humans are causing destruction to the natural habitats of animals, several new viruses which were once locked away in nature have come forth. So, in a way, human activities are to be blamed. At the same time, they have not been able to prove as to where the virus originated.

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas had also blamed China for the break outs of contagions.

"China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats and snakes and dogs and things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the swine flu and now the coronavirus. I think they have a fundamental problem and I don't object to geographically identifying where it is coming from," he was quoted as saying.

"If people didn¡¯t eat that type of meat, wet markets would not exist," he added.

Meanwhile, Emraan Hashmi had previously slammed those who took to streets to play drums at 5pm on Sunday.

With the current outbreak hope everyone is safe and tucked away in their homes. Please travel or venture out only if you really need to. How we discipline ourselves will dictate how well we can control this pandemic. There will be enough time to dance on the streets.. Take care.

¡ª Emraan Hashmi (@emraanhashmi) March 23, 2020

¡°With the current outbreak hope everyone is safe and tucked away in their homes. Please travel or venture out only if you really need to. How we discipline ourselves will dictate how well we can control this pandemic. There will be enough time to dance on the streets.. Take care," he wrote on Twitter.