'Coronavirus could be linked to fruit bats': scientists as bat soup videos emerge online

A new outbreak of a mysterious Coronavirus that originated in China's Wuhan has raised numerous fears, as medical professionals and scientists are struggling to find out origin of virus.  newly discovered SARS-like virus that has triggered an outbreak of a dely infectious respiratory illness in China was first reported back in December last year. Some scientists in China have reportedly suggested that Coronavirus could have originated from fruit bats as recent videos of people having bat soup have been shared online.

According to a Chinese local media outlet, Wuhan coronavirus' natural host could be bats. However, y also mention that exact source is still t confirmed.

report comes after a video of bat soup went viral on several social media platforms. 

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In ar recent report, coronavirus, which has alrey infected hundreds of people and reportedly killed 17 people, is w believed to be originated from Chinese Krait and Chinese cobra. scientist w reportedly said that original source of virus is a snake, more specifically, Taiwanese Krait or Chinese Krait which is a highly vemous species of elapid snake found in much of central and sourn China and Souast Asia.

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mystery strain

It was WHO which confirmed several cases of a vel coronavirus outside China, which is of same family as dely SARS virus. UN health ncy h said that person travelling from Wuhan, China was hospitalised in Thailand and is recovering from illness. According to organisation, vel coronavirus is a new strain in large family of coronaviruses (CoV) which was t identified in humans before.

CoV can cause illnesses ranging from common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). CoV is zootic which means such viruses transmit between animals and humans.

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