China has found another coronavirus that is thought to be strong enough to infect people. Scientists from the notorious.
Wuhan Institute of Virology discovered the novel strain in bats in settings hauntingly reminiscent of the early days of Covid.
Just two years after the worst was deemed to be past, there are concerns that history may repeat itself since HKU5-CoV-2 is very similar to the pandemic virus.
The new virus is much more closely linked to MERS, a more deadly coronavirus that may kill up to one-third of its victims.
‘Batwoman’ for her research on coronaviruses, virologist Shi Zhengli, spearheaded the finding, which was published in a prestigious scientific journal.
According to tests, HKU5-CoV-2 entered human cells similarly to how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, did.
