NeoCov Discovered In Bats: What Chinese Researchers Say About New Coronavirus

New Delhi: Chinese researchers have discovered a new kind of coronavirus, NeoCov, which is spreading among bats in South Africa. In their study, the scientists say that the virus may pose a threat to humans in the future.

NeoCov is closely related to the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a viral disease first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012, said the Chinese researchers in a yet-to-be peer reviewed study recently posted on preprint repository BioRxiv.