BANAL-236 spike-pseudotyped lentivirus enters hACE2-expressing HEK-293T cells (but not ACE2-negative controls) and is blocked by SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing sera, and live BANAL-236 virus replicates in human Calu-3 and Caco-2 cells expressing endogenous ACE2 - a wild bat virus infecting human cells without adaptation.