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

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

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 ...

Scientists in China have discovered a new type of coronavirus in bats that can infect human cells, but experts say it's not a ...

Hundreds of coronaviruses exist but only a few can infect humans, including SARS, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome). This new one (HKU5-CoV-2 ...

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.

A Chinese team has 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. The study was led by ...

The research department, located in the Chinese city where Covid-19 was first discovered, is a leading authority on the pandemic but it has previously been accused by detractors of leaking the virus.

Chinese scientists are planning “ominous” experiments similar to those that could have triggered the Covid pandemic, experts have said. The Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) published new research ...

Scientists in China have discovered a new bat coronavirus similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus, HKU5-CoV-2, belongs to the same group as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ...