A new coronavirus lineage discovered in bats by Wuhan scientists can infect human cells but is not a current public health ...

A NEWLY discovered bat coronavirus found in China has raised pandemic fears, experts warn. Named HKU5-CoV-2, the virus was ...

Scientists in China have identified a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, but health experts caution against overreacting, ...

Examples of viruses that probably originated in bats include SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, and the virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Jing Chen at the Wuhan Institute ...

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells ...

HKU5-CoV-2 has sparked concerns because it can spread to humans in a similar way to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic ...

The CDC said in a statement on Monday that it does not believe the new coronavirus found in bats poses a concern to public health currently.

HKU5-CoV-2 shares similarities with COVID-19 as well as the virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) (AP/File) Also Read: Covid-19-like bat virus discovered in Wuhan lab ...

A team of Chinese virologists has identified a novel bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, raising fears of potential spillover into ...

The new virus belongs to the merbecovirus subgenus, which also includes the virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers), the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.