Chinese discover eight new viruses and plan to experiment with them

China Lab

Important Takeaways:

  • Chinese scientists discover EIGHT never-before-seen viruses… and now they plan to experiment with them
  • Chinese scientists have discovered never-before-seen viruses lurking on a tropical island — and warned they could infect humans.
  • Researchers tasked with preparing the world for future pandemic took almost 700 samples from rodents living in Hainan, just off China’s southern coast.
  • Eight novel viruses — including one belonging to the same family as Covid — were uncovered in the project, funded by the Chinese Government.
  • Experts said the discovered pathogens had a ‘high probability’ of infecting humans should they ever cross the species barrier.
  • As a result, they called for further experiments on the viruses to determine exactly what their effects on humans could be.

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