CoV-2, has been discovered by the scientists at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology. This virus is similar to the virus that causes Covid-19. According to the scientists, the virus was found in a lab and has not been seen in humans and there is no need to panic as it does not spread to humans easily.

Researchers at Wuhan lab discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which shares entry pathways with SARS-CoV-2 but poses limited risk to humans.

Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells using the same gateway as the virus that causes Covid-19.