trailA peer-reviewed report documented a COVID-19 case with symptom onset on December 1, 2019 and no epidemiological link to the Huanan Seafood Market
COVID-19 cases occurred before the Huanan Market cluster began
Early COVID-19 case ascertainment was biased toward cases linked to the Huanan market
A Huanan Market-linked vendor with symptom onset around December 11, 2019 was the earliest documented COVID-19 case
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A peer-reviewed report documented a COVID-19 case with symptom onset on December 1, 2019 and no epidemiological link to the Huanan Seafood Market
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