Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...

HKU5-CoV-2 was found by a Chinese research team led by virologist Shi Zhengli, known as "Batwoman" for her work on ...

More than five years on, studies suggest the animal is the most likely culprit, but other candidates haven't been ruled out.

The South China Morning Post reports that a new strain of coronavirus has been identified in bats in China. A team of ...