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"This dog was a victim more than others and we need to establish quite clearly what part animals might play in further transmission," a WHO official said. read more...
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient has tested positive for the virus in Hong Kong, according to a government press release on Friday.
The Hong Kong government said pets of coronavirus patients must be quarantined, after a dog belonging to an infected person in the city tested mildly positive for the respiratory illness.
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Hong Kong officials confirmed Friday that a dog has tested positive for the coronavirus.The Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said in a statement that the dog tested "weak positive" for the virus, meaning there were low traces of the virus found. More than 80,000 people have been infected from the virus so far and at least 2,800 have died worldwide.Health officials are not sure if the dog is infected itself or if the...
Hong Kong authorities said on Friday that they have quarantined a pet dog of a coronavirus patient as a precaution, adding that there is still no evidence that pet dogs or cats can be infected with COVID-19 or that pet animals can be a source of infection to people.
Hong Kong scientists aren't sure if the dog is actually infected or if it picked up the virus from a contaminated surface.