It seems that the world will be in front of many surprises these days, while trying hard to fight novel coronavirus And his dialogues, another virus surfaced.
Chinese scientists announced the discovery of a new virus, which they called NeoCoV, following a recent study they conducted in Wuhan, the birthplace of Corona.
They explained that the new guest may be more transferable, stressing that they are still in front of further studies to reveal its advantages and secrets.
They added that “Neukov”, is a type of coronavirus that was originally discovered in South Africa, explaining that it is not completely new, according to new research published by “BioRexiv”, a platform for publishing preprint studies.
Abnormalities in the lungs
They also confirmed that the study revealed the secret of the difficulty of breathing in long-term corona patients, as it concluded that there are abnormalities in the lungs of corona patients who suffer from long-term shortness of breath following being infected with the virus.
As for “Newkov”, researchers revealed that it is related to the MERS-CoV virus, also known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, which has spread in many Middle Eastern countries before, and is similar to other coronaviruses.
They also did not rule out that these viruses are found in animals as well as humans, while it has been proven that the “Newkov” virus is only spreading among bats at present.
They also revealed the possibility of its transmission to humans, stressing that it may become dangerous following only one mutation.
Nothing can stop it
In addition, the study also reported that antibodies targeting both Corona and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome were not able to stop Neukov.
expressive
While the World Health Organization cautioned once morest providing such conclusions before conducting further studies.
It is noteworthy that the new Corona virus has caused the death of at least 5,635,702 people around the world since it appeared in China in December of 2019, according to a census conducted by Agence France-Presse, Friday.
However, the World Health Organization estimates that the total number of deaths may be two to three times higher than the figures announced by countries.
