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COVID-Like Bat Virus Discovered by Researchers in Same Chinese Lab Accused of Leaking Deadly 2020 Outbreak: Study
New York Post ^ | Feb. 21, 2025 | Anna Young

Posted on 02/21/2025 5:42:16 PM PST by nickcarraway

Researchers at the Chinese lab accused of leaking the COVID-19 virus have now discovered a new coronavirus in bats that closely matches the one that led to the deadly worldwide outbreak in 2020, according to a study.

The virus, unearthed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, though the infection has not yet been identified in a living person, according to a study published in the scientific journal Cell.

The bat virus, referred to as HKU5-CoV-2, uses the same human receptor as SARS-CoV-2, a strain of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The newly discovered bat strain can infect cells by binding to proteins found throughout the human body and other mammals, according to the study, led by notorious “bat lady” virologist, Dr. Shi Zhengli.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bat; batlady; coronavirus; covid; covid19; hku5cov2; sarscov2; virus; wuhan; wuhanlab
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Prepare to panic.
1 posted on 02/21/2025 5:42:16 PM PST by nickcarraway
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I refuse to panic.


2 posted on 02/21/2025 5:43:57 PM PST by cross_bearer_02
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To: nickcarraway

Are the elites planning any more lockdowns?


3 posted on 02/21/2025 5:45:45 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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You don’t want to go through another lockdown? C’mon, too many children in this country still have basic math skills. Another lockdown should take care of that.


4 posted on 02/21/2025 5:46:39 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Funny how this always happens when President Trump is in the White House.


5 posted on 02/21/2025 5:47:17 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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Heeeeere we go again.
They already said there’d be another pandemic this year. They didn’t wait long.


6 posted on 02/21/2025 5:53:38 PM PST by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: nickcarraway

From my homepage: Bringing deadly viruses out of caves and into labs doesn’t prevent pandemics, it causes them.


7 posted on 02/21/2025 5:54:55 PM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (Election day 2024, Happy Days Are Here Again!)
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To: radu

A new, more virulent form of Covid?
The first version didn’t kill enough people I guess, so they beefed it up?
I wouldn’t be surprised in the least. These globalists are devils.


8 posted on 02/21/2025 6:01:57 PM PST by Deo volente ("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
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To: nickcarraway

If anything comes our way this time it needs to be considered an act of war.


9 posted on 02/21/2025 6:07:41 PM PST by McCarthysGhost
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Wuhan is one of those places that needs a “second sunrise”


10 posted on 02/21/2025 6:11:55 PM PST by kaktuskid
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I really think these viruses are being let out. The bird flu one is always opportunistic.


11 posted on 02/21/2025 6:18:04 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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Why haven’t we dropped a large thermobaric bomb right in the middle of that bowl of chop suey?


12 posted on 02/21/2025 6:18:57 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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Did they discover this virus, or was it the outcome of more “gain of function” research? That is, “bioweapon” research.


13 posted on 02/21/2025 6:21:56 PM PST by magooey (The Mandate of Heaven resides in the hearts of men.)
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Looks to me like they infected the bat to claim that SARS-CoV-2 had natural origins and didn’t come from the lab.


14 posted on 02/21/2025 6:39:38 PM PST by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: magooey
from the linked article:

Researchers said the bat virus belongs to the same coronavirus lineage that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), a severe and often lethal respiratory illness that can spread from camels to people through direct physical contact.

15 posted on 02/21/2025 6:40:43 PM PST by jurroppi1 (The Left doesn't have ideas, it has cliches. H/T Flick Lives)
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Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.


16 posted on 02/21/2025 6:42:20 PM PST by Dogbert41 (“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” -Matthew 5:9)
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Killing millions of people is the Chicoms specialty.


17 posted on 02/21/2025 6:51:51 PM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING 0F AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE oNO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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Someone make people quit playing with BATS!!!!


18 posted on 02/21/2025 6:57:37 PM PST by goodnesswins (Democracy to Democrats is stealing other peoples money for their use, no matter how idiotic)
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Another bat virus. Had the Wuhan Flu three times. If I catch another bat virus I plan to start hanging around.


19 posted on 02/21/2025 7:03:15 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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You All Know The Drill
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Bend Over.


20 posted on 02/21/2025 8:04:02 PM PST by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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