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Coronaviruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2 found in lab freezers – TheHealthSite

The new findings support the World Health Organisation’s search across Asia to investigate the animal origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The virus responsible for the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic belongs to the broad family of viruses known as coronaviruses. They cause diseases ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). The COVID-19 virus, also known as SARS-CoV-2, is the latest type of coronaviruses known to infect people. Its been almost a year now since the COVID-19 outbreak began in Chinas Wuhan city, but the origin of…

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