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More than 500 cases of the Coronavirus have been reported in China, Japan, Korea and the US. (Image: Daily Star WS)
The deadly coronavirus, which has already killed 17 people, could have been spread by bat soup - a popular delicacy in Chinese city Wuhan.
Experts believe fruit bats could be playing host to the virus as researchers have "underestimated" the condition, which is similar to pneumonia and SARS, according to a paper published in the Chinese Science Bulletin.
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