Researchers at the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology detected the new strain strikingly similar to the pandemic virus, sparking fears that history could repeat itself. The new virus is even closer related to MERS, a deadlier type of coronavirus that kills up to a third of people it infects.

Not this again.

Virologist Shi Zhengli, known as ‘Batwoman’ for her work on coronaviruses, led the discovery, published in a top scientific journal.

MERS is a contagious respiratory illness spread from animals to humans and from human to human. It causes fever, cough, shortness of breath, diarrhea and vomiting, and can be fatal in severe cases.

Note: The key word in this article is “could”.