New Covid strain found in moustached bats — scientists fear it’s been spreading for monthsScientists have found a new virus called BRZ batCoV in moustached bats in Latin America. Experts are studying it because it has some Covid-...
30 Oct, 2025, 09.56 PM IST
Wuhan Lab’s ominous bat virus research stokes global fears; scientists warn of alarming Covid-like capabilities, new strain shows ability to infect human cellsResearchers at the Wuhan lab discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, that is similar to COVID-19 and can enter human cells. Scientist...
28 Feb, 2025, 06.57 PM IST
New bat coronavirus found in China: CDC assures there is no immediate threatScientists have identified a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, with similarities to SARS-CoV-2. However, the Centers for Disease Control and...
26 Feb, 2025, 01.01 AM IST
'Batwoman' Shi Zhengli discovered a new bat coronavirus HKU5-Cov-2 and its impact on human health. Who is she?New bat coronavirus in China: A team of Chinese researchers, led by 'batwoman' Shi Zhengli discovered a new bat coronavirus HKU5-Cov-2 whic...
25 Feb, 2025, 08.50 PM IST
HKU5-CoV-2, the new bat coronavirus in China sparks global concern: Know its symptoms and how does it spreadThe new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, found in China has sparked concerns among health officials and has triggered panic. HKU5-CoV-2 has sim...
24 Feb, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
What is HKU5-CoV-2, the new bat coronavirus in China that could trigger another Covid-19 pandemic? All detailsHKU5-CoV-2 virus in China: After Covid-19 and HMPV, a new bat coronavirus discovered in China has sparked concerns among health officials a...
24 Feb, 2025, 02.30 PM IST
Another bat virus discovered from China—Here’s what makes HKU5-CoV-2 different from COVID-19A team of Chinese researchers has discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which has the potential to infect human cells. The virus, l...
23 Feb, 2025, 10.14 AM IST
Another pandemic? China scientists discover new bat coronavirus that poses risk of animal-to-human transmissionA team of Chinese researchers have discovered a new bat coronavirus with the potential for animal-to-human transmission. The virus, named H...
21 Feb, 2025, 06.20 PM IST
China silent on independent probe on charges of COVID-19 leak from Wuhan bio labCalls for an independent investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, which devastated the world after emerging from Wuhan have become...
26 May, 2021, 08.14 PM IST
How coronavirus jumped from animals to humans decodedThis jump from species-to-species was the result of the ability of the virus to bind to host cells, a study shows.
30 May, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
Wuhan lab had three live bat coronaviruses: Chinese state mediaScientists think COVID-19 -- which first emerged in Wuhan and has killed some 340,000 people worldwide -- originated in bats and could have...
24 May, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
The Wuhan lab at the heart of the US-China virus spatThe Chinese laboratory accused by top American officials of being the source of the coronavirus pandemic conducts research on the world's m...
06 May, 2020, 11.46 AM IST
Bats, coronaviruses evolving together for millions of years: StudyThe study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, noted that while bats do a lot of good for the world such as pollinating plants, ea...
23 Apr, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Scientists track link between wildlife and COVID-19 outbreakBats are also believed to be the original source of Ebola virus outbreaks that infected people in Africa from 2014 to 2016, and in 1976. Sc...
23 Apr, 2020, 12.45 PM IST
Scientists discover six new coronaviruses in batsScientists have discovered six new coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar -- the first time these viruses have been found anywhere in the world.
15 Apr, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
ICMR study finds presence of 'bat coronavirus' in two Indian bat speciesAccording to the study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, there is no evidence or research to claim that these bat corona...
15 Apr, 2020, 12.40 AM IST
Coronavirus in China may have come from bats: StudiesThe coronavirus outbreak, which originated in the central Hubei province of China in December, has killed 361 with 57 deaths reported on Su...
03 Feb, 2020, 08.54 PM IST