After China lifted lockdown measures and US surpassed the country for the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, scientists warned China about a new wave of the outbreak
'It's estimated the future SARS or MERS-like coronavirus outbreaks will originate from bats and there is increased probability that this will occur in China,' the research warned.
Malabar civet has been classified by the IUCN as Critically Endangered animal as it's entire population is estimated to be less than 250 mature individuals