Bat coronavirus found in two Indian bat species:study

As the world grapples with coronavirus, researchers have found the presence of a different kind of coronavirus -- bat coronavirus(BtCoV) --in two bat speciesfromKerala,Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry andTamil Nadu, according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

There is no evidence or research to claim that these bat coronaviruses can cause disease in humans, saidDr Pragya D Yadav, Scientist at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune and also the firstauthor of study.

The study has been published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research,