The CDC writes:
COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in people and many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people and then spread between people such as with MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and now with this new virus (named SARS-CoV-2).
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a betacoronavirus, like MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV. All three of these viruses have their origins in bats. The sequences from U.S. patients are similar to the one that China initially posted, suggesting a likely single, recent emergence of this virus from an animal reservoir.
Ok, so the virus SARS-CoV-2 likely has its origins in bats, and likely came from a single animal reservoir. Wuhan is the epicenter of the first wave of the virus, and is the city where the now-pandemic broke out. There was a large market in Wuhan selling bat meat. Maybe all that is a coincidence but I’m really not thinking so. Conspiracy theories aside, this thing started in Wuhan from weirdos killing, selling and eating bats.
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/summary.html