The WHO said on Tuesday that a report that COVID-19 had emerged in December in France, sooner than previously thought, was 'not surprising.'
"The findings help to better understand the potential virus circulation of COVID-19," he added, saying other earlier cases could emerge after retesting samples.
However, the French patient, a fishmonger, is not thought to have a direct link to China or a history of recent travel and experts say the French case requires more investigation.
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