Chinese scientists, led by Shi Zhengli, have discovered a novel coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, that can infect humans and other ...

Researchers dismissed the risk of HKU5 coronavirus spreading among human populations on a large scale, pointing out that its ...

Findings reported by a team of virologists at the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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

On the other hand, this new found bat virus is initially found in bats in Hing Kong. Because HKU5-CoV-2 is member of ...

The virus, unearthed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, though the ...

Another coronavirus with a higher potential to infect humans than other coronaviruses has been discovered in bats by ...

A Chinese research team has discovered a new bat coronavirus which uses the same receptor as Covid-19 to infect humans.

The discovery of a new bat coronavirus in China has sparked concerns of another pandemic. The virus, HKU5-CoV-2, is similar to to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Experts note that HKU5-CoV-2 has a lower binding affinity to human ACE2 than SARS-CoV-2, and its ability to infect humans on ...

HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a Chinese research team led by virologist Shi Zhengli, known as "Batwoman" for her work on ...

Chinese scientists, led by Shi Zhengli, have discovered a novel coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, that can infect humans and other mammals. Isolated from the Japanese pipistrelle bat, this virus shares the ...