New Bat Coronavirus Found in Wuhan Lab Show Potential for Human Infection

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New coronavirus resembling COVID-19 discovered in bats: Report

Chinese researchers discovered a new coronavirus that uses the same cell surface protein to enter human cells as the virus that causes COVID-19. The researchers published their findings in the journal Cell. The virus is found in bats and closely matches the one that led to the global pandemic in 2020. The first known human case of COVID-19 was reported in Wuhan in November 2019, and more than 1.2 million Americans have died as a result of the di…

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A new corona virus detected in bats resembles SARS-CoV-2 from its cell surface. A study from China sees the danger that the pathogen could skip to humans. Experts, however, weigh off: The danger of a new pandemic is low.

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Newly discovered bat coronavirus can spread to humans like Covid-19: Experts

New Delhi: The newly discovered bat coronavirus — HKU5-CoV-2 — can spread to humans like Covid-19, said experts on Saturday, raising fresh health concerns. HKU5-CoV-2 was identified by a team of Chinese virologists led by Shi Zhengli, a renowned scientist at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. She is also known as “Batwoman” for her extensive research on coronaviruses, particularly the SARS-CoV-2 virus — responsible for the deadly pandemic…

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Covid returns? China finds new bat coronavirus with animal-to-human transmission risk: Report

China finds new coronavirus: A media report claims that China has found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission. The report underscores that the virus, found by a Chinese team of virologists, uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19. The virus reportedly has the ability to bind to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2), the same receptor used by the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes …

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New Bat Coronavirus Could Infect Humans Through Same Route As Covid-19: Report

A Chinese team of virologists have found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission because it uses the same human receptor as the virus that causes Covid-19, a media report said. The study was led by Shi Zhengli, Chinese virologist from the controversial Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), where the COVID-19 was alleged to have emanated from. Shi, who is known as the Bat Woman for her research on viruses from the…

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New Coronavirus HKU5-CoV-2 In Bats Can Infect Human Cells Just Like COVID-19

But researchers say the pathogen's potential to trigger a pandemic "should not be exaggerated".