Journal source : https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00144-8
It lacks context, but they aren’t just stumbling on the bat viruses. They look for them. China has the best virus hunters in the world and they spend all their time specifically hunting for weird bat viruses to take back to the lab. There are hundreds (thousands?) Of bat viruses that have been collected, cataloged, and experimented on in China, at the WIV and other labs.
Yess!! Let’s go already!!!
HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a Chinese research team led by virologist Shi Zhengli, known as “Batwoman” for her work on coronaviruses, especially at the Wuhan Institute, which has been at the center of the theory suggesting COVID-19 came from a lab leak—something Shi has denied.
Is this an Onion article?
Like the last one that came from a bat?
Yes the last one came from bats (COVID), and the one before that (MERS), and the one before that (SARS)
Those pesky bats near the Wuhan lab of virology which is researching Corona Viruses again!
Most major Chinese cities have coronavirus labs ('member the SARS epidemic?) and epidemics usually become first noticeable in major cities.
Not again!!
