Prognosis

New Coronavirus Turns Out to Be Decades Old — in Bats

  • Scientists reconstructed virus’s most recent evolution
  • Other bat viruses may pose threat to humans, researchers find
Horseshoe batPhotographer: Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images
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The new coronavirus appears to have circulated unnoticed in bats for decades, scientists found.