中國湖北省科技廳長王煒在發布會表示，「研究證實，新型冠狀病毒使用與SARS冠狀病毒相同的細胞進入受體，也發現新型冠狀病毒與1種蝙蝠的冠狀病毒序列一致性高達96%。（圖取自長江云） 2020-02-02 22:59:43〔即時新聞／綜合報導〕中國湖北省武漢市「2019新型冠狀病毒」（2019-nCoV）肺炎疫情不斷擴大，中國湖北省今（2）日晚間舉辦疫情防疫工作發布會，證實該病

SummaryBackgroundIn late December, 2019, patients presenting with viral pneumonia due to an unidentified microbial agent were reported in Wuhan, China. A novel coronavirus was subsequently identified