Covid-19.Testing on samples from two Rhinolophus shameli bats, also known as Shemal's horseshoe bats, in particular showed the closest association to the Covid-19 virus.Sky News reports that the report – which is yet to be peer reviewed – discovered the pathogen present in the bats shared 92.6 percent of the same identity as SARS–CoV–2 – which causes Covid-19.
The bats have been found living in a cave in northeastern Cambodia's Steung Treng province but they are also found in Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.It is hoped the finding could help discover the origin of the Covid-19 virus – while tracking bats could increase preparation for future pandemics.The scientists note in their report that the bats' genome "are genetically closer to.