5 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

Events

10 h. ago Highly infectious, potentially deadly, new coronavirus found in China

The virus is related to MERS, which kills one in three people it infects

Events

12 h. ago New bat strain of coronavirus discovered by researchers in Wuhan

The potential for human infection has yet to be explored

Science

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

Events

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

Science

61 h. ago China flexes its military muscles as warships sail close to Australia in 'unprecedented' move of aggression while Beijing navy chopper buzzes within TEN FEET of Philippines coastguard plane

Chinese warships were discovered just 150 nautical miles east of Sydney, marking the furthest south Beijing's navy has ever ventured along Australia's eastern coastline.

Events

3 d. ago Young couple who died alongside their dogs in a house fire caused by an e

Natasha Johnson-Mall, 27, and Karlo Bogdan, 24, who died their dogs, 'didn't have a chance' of escaping the inferno sparked by an e-bike battery, a firefighter has said.

Events