These bats don’t carry disease because they are insect-eating bats,” Phra Khru Witsuthananthakhun, the abbot, said. Many virologists believe the horseshoe bat, an avid bug eater, may be linked to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. And a Thai national park report identified a species of horseshoe bat in the caves. Nor has she found any horseshoe bats there. “There’s no COVID here,” said Auenjit Kaewtako, a district health volunteer who has been coming to Khao Chong Phran for 40 years.

Source: bd News24 January 17, 2021 08:48 UTC