Virologists warn the pathogen should be monitored ‘very, very carefully’ because it attacks human cells in the same way as ...

CoV-2, which can enter human cells using the same gateway as the highly contagious SAR-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

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

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 ...

Chinese scientists have discovered a new coronavirus in bats called HKU5-CoV-2. It shares similarities with SARS-CoV-2 and ...

A new coronavirus has been found in bats that closely resembles the one that led to the 2020 pandemic, according to ...

Experts note that HKU5-CoV-2 has a lower binding affinity to human ACE2 than SARS-CoV-2, and its ability to infect humans on ...

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

Stocks of MRNA, PFE, NVAX and BNTX rose in anticipation that a new virus in China could trigger another pandemic.