Customers visit pet shops at Chatuchak market in Bangkok last month. The department said it had tested various types of wildlife and found the claims were untrue. A Russian news agency reported there are bats in Thailand with a new coronavirus that matches the one that causes Covid-19. The new virus was found in the blood of five bats in eastern Thailand, the report said. The government insisted the coronavirus found in the bats doesn't cause any illnesses in humans despite its similarity to Covid-19.

Source: Bangkok Post February 25, 2021 03:00 UTC