https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/icmr-researchers-detect-coronaviruses-in-two-bat-species-in-india/story-G2P2tClRUTG9MsvX77Vt2K.html">https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-new... The discovery of new coronaviruses in bats is not surprising. However, we MUST ensure that this kind of news does not lead to further vilification of bats and destruction of colonies and roosts. This is counterproductive, and potentially increases risk.
Disrupted bat colonies or reduced populations can in fact increase the risk of virus spread within the bats, and therefore make it more likely that they will spillover. Please amplify this message @IfsAssociation @ParveenKaswan @SudhaRamenIFS @nehaa_sinha @BittuSahgal