Extensive coronavirus research has led to the discovery of a new bat virus called HKU5-CoV-2.

According to a new study published in the medical journal Cell, the new virus can enter human cells using the same gateway as the virus that causes COVID-19.

Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have revealed the lineage of the virus and its potential to transmit from animals to humans, raising global concerns of a future pandemic.