Hints of an ancient coronavirus outbreak appear in modern East Asian DNAA coronavirus epidemic may have hit East Asia about 25,000 years ago Descendants of the outbreak may have inherited some DNA that affects their response to COVID-19 East Asians, including these masked-up Japanese commuters, carry genetic remnants of a coronavirus-like epidemic that struck around 25,000 years ago, a new study suggests. Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images An ancient coronavirus, or a close
