The World Health Organization has called for a halt to the sale of live wild mammals in food markets to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
. "Animals, especially wild animals, are the source of over 70% of all emerging infectious diseases in humans, many of which are caused by new viruses. Wild mammals, in particular, pose a risk to emergence. of new diseases ", reads the WHO statement. Transmission of the Covid -19 virus to humans through wild animals is one of the theories favored by the organization's experts.