6 h. ago Deadly new coronavirus strain HKU5 found in bats 'can spread to humans,' expert confirms

Experts warn that a new bat coronavirus has the potential to spill into humans, similar to Covid-19, with the virus in the same group at the bugs responsible for the MERS-CoV virus

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17 h. ago Discovery of potential pandemic virus in China raises global health concerns

Researchers in China have discovered a new coronavirus in bats that they say has the potential to spread to humans, after the world was recently hit by the COVID-19 pandemic

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24 h. ago New bats' coronavirus found in China uses the same human receptor as Covid

Chinese team has found a new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission a month after the UK revealed it is set to launch a national pandemic “wargames" in a bid to prepare for any future end-of-the-world virus

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25 h. ago New 'deadly' coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats with high chance of infecting humans

An expert team in China led by virologist Shi Zhengli, known as "batwoman" for her work on coronaviruses has uncovered a new variant called HKU5-CoV-2 at Wuhan labs

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27 h. ago New coronavirus found in Chinese bats has 'higher potential to infect humans'

Another coronavirus with a higher potential to infect humans than other coronaviruses has been discovered in bats by scientists in China - it is understood to be related to MERS

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35 h. ago Urgent cheese warning issued for Irish cheddar sold by Tesco and Spar over deadly bacteria fears

Batches could be contaminated with the potentially killer bacteria listeria

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