World ‘What about COVID-20?’ U.S. cuts funding to group studying bat coronaviruses in China May 9, 2020May 10, 2020Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘What about COVID-20?’ U.S. cuts funding to group studying bat coronaviruses in China Funding for EcoHealth Alliance's research into bat-borne coronaviruses in China was abruptly terminated. It hasn't been given a full explanation why.