The new virus comes from the merbecovirus subgenus, which also includes the virus that causes Middle East respiratory ...

The virus is related to the pathogen that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome and capitalizes on the same ‘entry receptor ...

The new virus called HKU5-CoV-2, discovered in bats in China, has the potential of infecting humans. However, researchers ...

Researchers at Wuhan lab discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which shares entry pathways with SARS-CoV-2 but poses ...

A new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 ...

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

CoV-2, found in China has sparked concerns among health officials and has triggered panic. HKU5-CoV-2 has similarities to the ...

HKU5-CoV-2 virus has less binding affinity to human ACE2 compared to SARS-CoV-2. Also, other suboptimal factors for human ...

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

The extensive research on coronavirus led to the discovery of HKU5-CoV-2, which can be transmitted to humans since it has the ...