Scientists in China have found a bat virus is South Africa is one mutation away from crossing into humans and potentially spreading from person to person.
A new study claims the virus, named NeoCov, shows a potential not seen before which could allow it to mutate and spread more easily from bats to humans, and then from person to person.
NeoCov has been found in bats in South Africa, and is closely related to MERSCov - which has infected 2,583 people since 2012 and killed 888.
The virus is a second iteration of MERSCov, in the same way that Covid-19 is caused by a second iteration of SARSCov.
Source: www.dailynews.lk
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