Origins of virus responsible for Covid-19 traced to horseshoe bats

Scientists have traced the coronavirus to the horseshoe bat (PA)

The origins of the virus responsible for Covid-19 have been “unambiguously” traced to horseshoe bats, according to a new study.

However, scientists said that “dramatically more wildlife sampling” is needed to pinpoint the creature that ultimately passed the virus to humans and warned that there is “undoubtedly” a virus highly related to SARS-CoV-2 still present somewhere in the wild.