Fauci says White House told NIH to cancel funding for bat virus study - POLITICO

“Why was it canceled? It was canceled because the NIH was told to cancel it," Fauci said. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/23/fauci-nih-white-house-bat-study-336452

Coronavirus: US cuts funding to group studying bat viruses in China

The head of a research group that studies bat-borne coronaviruses in China similar to the COVID-19 strain that's ravaged the globe has warned that a U.S. government decision to cut funding to his organization imperils American public health. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/05/09/coronavirus-us-cuts-funding-group-studying-bat-viruses-china/3088205001/

Bats Harbouring Six New Types of Coronavirus, Scientists Discover, as Humans Risk Exposure

A team of researchers has identified six previously unknown viruses that belong to the same coronavirus family as the pathogen responsible for the COVID-19 disease pandemic, known as SARS-CoV-2.
https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-six-new-types-coronavirus-bats-1497273