Scientists have discovered a virus near COVID-19 in nature



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This is evidence of the natural origin of SARS-CoV-2, the researchers said.

A group of scientists from China and Australia discovered the RmYN02 coronavirus in bats, which is similar in its structural properties to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the South China Morning Post reported, cited by BTA. This is evidence of the natural origin of the new coronavirus that caused the pandemic.

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Samples of RmYN02 were collected in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan between May and October last year. Pathogens similar to amino acids have been found in SARS-CoV-2 in its structure. Previously, these amino acids were considered by scientists to be unusual, according to the publication.

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“The results of our research tell us that these amino acid components, which previously seemed quite atypical, can occur naturally in beta-coronaviruses,” said Professor Sha Weifang of Shandong First Medical University.

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“This provides strong evidence against the laboratory origin hypothesis of the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus,” he added.

Western media and politicians, including United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have suggested that the coronavirus has spread worldwide since its launch from a laboratory in China.

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