According to the application Questions and answers about the coronavirus infection COVID-19 WHO, there is currently no evidence that dogs, cats and other pets can spread or become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.
The only known case A dog has a ‘low-level’ coronavirus infection infection of the dog in Hong Kong has not been confirmed. Due to a weak positive test result, the animal was quarantined, but retesting was negative. Scientists explain false test definition A dog has a ‘low-level’ coronavirus infection virus particles from an infected host have entered the dog's nose. The animal itself showed no symptoms.
It is worth understanding that there is a canine coronavirus Canine Coronavirus Disease in Dogswhich you may have heard of, but it is a completely different type of virus. It has nothing to do with the virus that causes COVID-19. Early RNA tests revealed Mining coronavirus genomes for clues to the outbreak’s origins similarities to the coronavirus that infects bats. But this virus is only a distant relative of SARS ‑ CoV ‑ 2, which causes COVID-19.
Thus, pet owners have nothing to fear - according to the WHO, animals do not pose a danger to people, as well as vice versa.
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