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

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COVID-like bat virus discovered by researchers in Chinese lab

Chinese researchers said they found a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells using using the same gateway as the virus that causes COVID.

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Scientists find new virus that could infect humans in same way as COVID-19

In lab experiments, HKU5-CoV-2 infected human cells with high ACE2 levels in test tubes and in models of human intestines and airways.

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Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China reported having discovered a new bat-borne coronavirus that enters cells using the same gateway as the virus that causes COVID-19 disease.This virus has not been detected in people and has only been identified in a laboratory. News of the discovery brought up the actions of some vaccine manufacturers on Friday.Moderna rose to 6.6 percent and Novavax rebounded to 7.8 percent. US deposit rece…

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Wuhan ‘Bat Lady’ Reveals New Coronavirus With Pandemic Potential

'Tests showed HKU5-CoV-2 infiltrated human cells in the same way as SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid,' reports Daily Mail.

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COVID-like bat virus discovered by researchers in same Chinese lab accused of leaking deadly 2020 outbreak: study

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the Chinese lab accused of leaking COVID-19, discovered a new coronavirus in bats that closely matches the one that led to the deadly worldwide outbreak in 2020, according to a study.

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Chinese scientist with reported ties to USAID finds new bat coronavirus that could infect humans like COVID

The researchers said there is a risk of human spillover from this new bat coronavirus, named HKU5-CoV-2.