[Honey]

It was in the news in South Africa but can't recall which source it was.  I've just Googled it and found this report and the further I went through the search results, doesn't seem as though any source is definite yet - this is the closest to what was reported in the news in South Africa:
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/coro...13095.html

This study is looking at bats as a possible source. It discusses the theory that the bat virus came through exposure at seafood hall in Hunan and then dismisses the theory at the same time.  It now says "another yet to be identified animal".  
https://www.livescience.com/new-coronavi...-bats.html


Good question about why a virus hasn't originated in India yet.  I remember though when I was still in the United Arab Emirates that there had been public health studies about the previous SARS virus and one of the points that was raised is overpopulated environment where humans live close to their animals making the transfer of the virus from animal to human being easier to happen.

I think a good reason as to why India has not faced something like this is the lack of people who actually eat animals there. From my understanding, alot of Indian populations are vegetarians and that might be what protects them from Viruses like these. However, India faces a huge sanitary issue as absense of toilets mean alot of diseases can be spread which is ofcourse a big issue, and I won't be surprised if India turns out to be another country striked by an epidemic in the future.