While civet cats and other animals in markets have been found to carry viruses identical to SARS-CoV, no immediate intermediate host for SARS-CoV-2 has been identified.
Ijapokuwa ngawa na wanyama wengine sokoni wamepatikana kuwa na virusi vinavyofanana na SARS-CoV, wabebaji wa kati wa karibu wa SARS-CoV-2 hawajatambuliwa.