Nevada telecommunications provider Tonopah International (TI) has directed a significant portion of it's R&D budget toward research of the COVID-19 virus and its global spread.

While speculation about the virus's source tends to pinpoint the Wuhan region of China, TI's initial data suggest another origin point. TI spokesperson Narissa Moore says, "Our unending work in the areas of global connectivity has revealed an unprecedented understanding of viral migration patterns and origins. We believe it is our responsibility as one of the world's leading private scientific organizations to focus our resources on the exact make up of this virus, its life cycle, and its full potential."

A large team of dedicated scientists from around the world have been ordered to examine and test the living virus under controlled conditions at TI's main desert research complex.

Headquartered in Nevada, Tonopah International houses data centers, telecommunications infrastructure management systems and next-next generation research and laboratory facilities dedicated to re-defining how all living things connect and grow toward a better future.