February 24 , 2025
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	- A newly discovered bat coronavirus, known as HKU5-CoV-2, similar to the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been identified in China. 
- It is often referred as "Batwoman" for her extensive research on coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute.
- HKU5-CoV-2 is a newly discovered bat coronavirus that belongs to the merbeco virus subgenus.
- It also includes the virus responsible for the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). 
- The Researchers are still unsure about the potential risk of animal-to-human transmission of the virus.

                                 
                            
                                
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