New coronavirus with potential to cause pandemic discovered in China
A new coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, has been discovered in bats by researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, sparking concerns of a potential spillover to humans. The virus closely resembles both SARS-CoV-2, which caused Covid-19, and MERS, a deadlier coronavirus with a high fatality rate. Virologist Shi Zhengli, known as “Batwoman,” led the study, published in Cell,…