CoV-2, discovered in China's Wuhan Institute of Virology, raises concerns due to its potential to infect human cells ...

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

Scientists in China have identified a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, but health experts caution against overreacting, ...

Although definitions of gain-of-function differ, investigative reports leave no question researchers manipulated ...

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

Experts are concerned about a new strain of coronavirus discovered in bats that could potentially spread to humans.

The CDC said in a statement on Monday that it does not believe the new coronavirus found in bats poses a concern to public health currently.

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

The bat virus has a risk of animal to human transmission, although no person has been reported to have become infected with ...

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

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