Chinese team finds new bat coronavirus that could infect humans

Shi Zhengli, the Chinese scientist infamous for research that’s suspected to have caused the Covid-19 pandemic, has led a study that has found a new coronavirus that works similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 disease.

According to the South China Morning Post, the new type of coronavirus HKU5 was first detected in Hong Kong. The study was conducted by a group of virologists, including specialists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

It is noted that "the risk of HKU5-CoV-2 appearing in human populations should not be exaggerated." But experts said that additional research is needed.

Earlier, it became known that the COVID-19 pandemic in the world could have begun after the virus leaked from a laboratory in China, which is the version that the US Central Intelligence Agency is leaning towards.