Unfortunately, we cannot tell when the mutation might happen, or where it might happen, or how unpleasant the mutant virus will turn out to be. Nevertheless, we must remain on high alert for the possibility of sustained human-to-human transmission and of a pandemic starting at any time.

The virus would hit this mutant cell and cause a second mutation, prompting the onset of cancers like leukemia or brain tumors.

How is it that you keep mutating and can still be the same virus?

Nature had been fucked with. And Mother was pissed.”... Mother Nature was funny that way. Complex. Unpredictable.
And unforgiving as hell if you fucked around with her.

This is not the start of the pandemic. The start of the pandemic starts when there is human to human transfer, confirmed and sustained.

Perhaps the most important thing that I would wish to happen is that Chinese officials at all levels who have been working on this issue for many, many months ... have a chance to interact with colleagues from governments who are just beginning to struggle, to share with them some of the trials and tribulations they have faced.