Three covid-like viruses found in bats in Laos

Scientists point out that all identified viruses can enter human cells, according to the journal Nature.

“The RBDs of these viruses differ from SARS-CoV-2 viruses by only one or two residues at the ACE2 junction, bind more efficiently to the hACE2 protein than the Wuhan strain of SARS-CoV-2 isolated from early human cases”, - the study said.

In January, we recall, Chinese scientists discovered a new bat coronavirus NeoCov in South Africa. It poses a potential danger to humans - for its spread among people, one mutation is enough.