Researchers in Thailand have identified a new coronavirus strain discovered in bats, raising concerns among scientists over its potential to infect humans. Experts are closely studying the virus to understand its transmission risks and possible public health implications. While there is no immediate sign of an outbreak, the discovery has renewed discussions around pandemic preparedness and wildlife-linked diseases.


Thai Researchers Identify New Coronavirus | New Bat Virus Raises Concerns 

The finding still raises concern as the virus has the potential of binding to human cells in a way similar to some broad family as Covid-19 causing viruses.

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Scientists have identified another bat coronavirus that can cause an outbreak and possibly the next pandemic. A study in Nature has warned that it is important to monitor and study the virus found in East Africa to prepare for it.

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One of the key findings of this team revealed that just one small mutation in its spike protein, the HKU5-CoV-2 being potentially bind to human ACE2 receptors, the same receptors targeted by SARS-CoV-2.

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The WHO has warned that NB. 1.8.1, a coronavirus variant which was first detected on 22 January 2025, was now responsible for over 10 per cent of global Covid-19 cases.

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CM Yogi Adityanath's statement comes amid a spike in coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 cases across Asia. In India, as of May 19, 257 active cases have already been reported, with Maharashtra seeing a rise from 12 to 56 in one week. 

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#Gravitas A new discovery from China is raising serious concerns about another potential pandemic. Chinese researchers have identified a new bat coronavirus capable of infecting humans.

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World: The virus named HKU5-CoV-2, was found to use the same human receptor as SARA-CoV-2, which was responsible for COVID-19, South China Morning Post reported.

Another year, another pandemic? China discovers new bat coronavirus that poses risks to humans

A new bat coronavirus discovered in China could infect humans via the same route as COVID-19, using the same portal to enter human cells as the virus that causes COVID-19, raising the risk of potentially sparking an outbreak in people. Watch in for more details!

New coronavirus could infect humans via same route as COVID-19

Researchers studying bat genomes suggest that the evolution of flight may have also led to immune adaptations that help bats tolerate viral infections without severe illness.


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World: The WHO has urged China to release additional COVID data, highlighting a moral and scientific duty. But Beijing claims it has been transparent.

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Years after the Covid pandemic devastated the world, a US enquiry has concluded that the coronavirus likely leaked from a Chinese laboratory. The two-year-long investigation into the outbreak that killed 1.

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A British scientist working in the United States (US) said that he faced death threats and harassment due to his work with Chinese scientists on virus research before the Covid pandemic broke out in 2020. According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Sunday (Sept 29), the scientist was identified as Peter Daszak.

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A new study reveals shocking truths on the impact of pandemic lockdowns on teen girls. Watch to know more.

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A new, nasally administered Covid vaccine candidate could be a game changer as it offers broad protection against the deadly virus and its variants, while also vaccinating those who are averse to needles, its developers have said.

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A team of researchers at Virginia Tech said in the latest study that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is widespread among wildlife species. The researchers said that they examined 23 common backyard species in Virginia and found that six of them harboured the virus.

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The coronavirus pandemic changed us. It impacted us in ways we don't even realise. Millions across the world were affected and lost their lives ever since the coronavirus infection spread and was declared a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020.

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When people across the world were struggling during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as they were forced to stay indoors in order to curb the spread of the deadly virus, a particular species was apparently thriving.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines may have fuelled a rise in excess deaths reported in the United States and other Western countries in the three years since the pandemic, a latest study claims.

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