PETALING JAYA: Researchers in China studying the origin of the coronavirus that caused Covid-19 have targeted pangolins from South-East Asia, including Malaysia.
In the study Isolation and Characterization of 2019-nCoV-like Coronavirus from Malayan pangolins, the researchers said one coronavirus isolated from the animals showed very close similarities to 2019-nCoV, the official name of Covid-19.
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