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New Coronavirus Discovered in Chinese Bats Sparks Alarm
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81% Informative
HKU5-CoV-2 is a coronavirus belonging to the merbecovirusgroup, which also includes the virus that causes MERS.
It has a higher potential to infect humans than other coronaviruses because of the way it binds to human ACE2.
The potential for the virus to spillover into humans "remains to be investigated".
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81
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78
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68
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formal
Language
English
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49
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medium-lived
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