Rospotrebnadzor (Russia's Federal Service for Consumer Protection and Human Welfare Control) has detected a coronavirus in bats living in Russia. The statement came from Anna Speranskaya, head of the genome and post-genome research group at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, RIA Novosti reported. "There are some types of coronaviruses in bats living in Russia. What are these? This is a matter for investigation, "he said. Speranskaya noted that the research allowed to determine the genome sequence of a number of other viruses found in bats.
The expert said that bats are no more dangerous than other wild animals, such as foxes and hedgehogs, which can also carry viruses that are dangerous to humans. "To avoid danger, it is enough not to touch the bats, not to enter their nests and not to destroy their habitats," said the head of the research team