The novel coronavirus that has claimed over 350 lives and infected thousands in China may have originated from bats, according to two latest studies published in the journal Nature on Monday. The studies found that the virus was closely related to a group of SARS-like coronaviruses previously identified in bats in China.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/coronavirus-in-china-may-have-come-from-bats-studies/articleshow/73906973.cms