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

HKU5-CoV-2, a new deadly bat virus discovered at Wuhan lab, sparks global pandemic fears. Experts urge vigilance, research, ...

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

Scientists also discovered that HKU5-CoV-2 might infect human cells as well as small lung or gut tissues cultured in a lab.

Scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have shared warnings of a new strain of Covid found in bats which ...

Researchers have discovered a virus that could enter human cells in a similar way to COVID-19. But they caution it's much ...

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells ...

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.

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

Researchers discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells using the same gateway as the virus that causes Covid-19.

More than five years on, studies suggest the animal is the most likely culprit, but other candidates haven't been ruled out.