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New coronavirus found in bats is not currently 'concern to public health', CDC says

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CDC : New bat coronavirus found in bats is not a cause for concern.

CDC : No reason to believe virus poses a threat to public health at the moment.

Chinese researchers published a paper in the journal Cell on Friday indicating they had discovered a new bat virus that could have the potential to infect humans.

The new virus is known as HKU5 -CoV-2 and is a type of merbecovirus.

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