Scientists discover new type of coronavirus in bat in China

BySimon Rousseau Posted on
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A new study published last Tuesday by Chinese scientists details the meeting of a new type of coronaviruses that can contaminate humans in the same forms as SARS-COV-2, COVID-19 virus.

What happened

New coronavirus was found in bat bats. Scientists point out that this virus has contagious potential between humans and animals similar to the COVID-19 virus. Both bind to the converting enzyme of angiotensin 2 (ECA-2) to infect cells.

Virus was not detected in humans. The HKU5-Cov-2 comes from the same lineage as Merbecovirus, which includes viruses such as the cause of MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome).

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