Scientists discover six new coronaviruses in bats

Published April 12, 2020 8:40pm ET



Researchers say they found six new bat-borne coronaviruses.

The viruses are different from the one currently killing people around the world and others that cause severe infections in humans, but they are in the same family, according to Live Science. Researchers announced the findings on Friday after surveying bats in Myanmar from 2016 to 2018 as part of the United States Agency for International Development’s Emerging Pandemic Threats program.

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