Genetic evidence from a new report suggests the coronavirus pandemic most likely spilled over from animals in the Wuhan market.

After an in-depth analysis of the genetic material from hundreds of swabs taken from the walls, floors, machines and drains inside the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China — a site that’s been described as an epicenter of early spread of Covid-19 — scientists say they now know exactly which species of animals were in the same area where investigators also found the most positive samples the virus that causes Covid-19.

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people.

A New York City Council member is calling for an investigation into Dr. Jay Varma, the city's former senior health advisor, after he admitted he ignored the COVID-19 policies he insisted New Yorkers follow.

The former senior public health adviser under Mayor Bill de Blasio was secretly recorded on camera admitting to participating in sex and dance parties while instructing New Yorkers to practice social distancing at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Jay Varma, then-Mayor de Blasio's senior public health adviser, conceded he "participated in two private gatherings" and failed to use the best judgment.