Did coronavirus originate in Manchester?

[spanishman]

I was a having an Easter Sunday Zoom chat with my family in the UK today.

One of my cousins has suggested that the coronavirus started in Manchester just after Xmas. To stop Liverpool winning the league this season.

 

[spanishman]

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originate at, originate from, originate in, originate with

The verb originate is commonly followed by the prepositions in and with. Originate at is seen mainly in mathematical or geographical descriptions and originate from in broadcasting.

• That belief originated in medieval Europe and has not been challenged to this day.
• The game of lacrosse originated with the First Nations in southern Ontario.
• How do you determine the angle between two lines originating at the same point?
• Today’s broadcast originates from (or in) the CBC studios in the Château Laurier.