28th February 2020 – (Hong Kong) A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today that a pet dog had been tested weak positive to COVID-19 virus.
The AFCD received a referral from the Department of Health on 26th February that a dog of a patient infected with COVID-19 disease virus will be handed over to the AFCD. Staff of the AFCD picked up the dog from a residential flat at Tai Hang in the evening on the same day and sent the dog to the animal keeping facility at the Hong Kong Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Oral, nasal and rectal samples were collected for testing of COVID-19 virus. The nasal and oral cavity samples were tested weak positive to COVID-19 virus. The dog does not have any relevant symptoms.
The above dog is the only dog under quarantine at animal keeping facility at the Hong Kong Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge at the moment. There are no other animals using the said facility. Staff of the department will step up cleansing and disinfection of the animal keeping facility.
At present, the AFCD does not have evidence that pet animals can be infected with COVID-19 virus or can be a source of infection to people. The Department will conduct close monitoring of the above dog and collect further samples for testing to confirm if the dog has really been infected with the virus or this is a result of environmental contamination of the dog’s mouth and nose. Repeated tests will be conducted for the dog and it will only be returned when the test result is negative.
The spokesman said that to ensure public and animal health, the department strongly advises mammalian pets of patients confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 virus to be put under quarantine by the AFCD. The pets will be delivered to the designated animal keeping facilities of the AFCD for quarantine and veterinary surveillance for 14 days. Samples will be collected for testing of COVID-19 virus as appropriate.
The spokesman reminded the pet owners to maintain a good habit of hygiene, and wash their hands thoroughly with soap or alcohol sanitiser after contacting pets. Pet owners shall wear masks while going out. If there are any changes in the health condition of the pets, advice from veterinarians should be sought as soon as possible.
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28th February 2020 – (Hong Kong) A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said today that a pet dog had been tested weak positive to COVID-19 virus.
The AFCD received a referral from the Department of Health on 26th February that a dog of a patient infected with COVID-19 disease virus will be handed over to the AFCD. Staff of the AFCD picked up the dog from a residential flat at Tai Hang in the evening on the same day and sent the dog to the animal keeping facility at the Hong Kong Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Oral, nasal and rectal samples were collected for testing of COVID-19 virus. The nasal and oral cavity samples were tested weak positive to COVID-19 virus. The dog does not have any relevant symptoms.
The above dog is the only dog under quarantine at animal keeping facility at the Hong Kong Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge at the moment. There are no other animals using the said facility. Staff of the department will step up cleansing and disinfection of the animal keeping facility.
At present, the AFCD does not have evidence that pet animals can be infected with COVID-19 virus or can be a source of infection to people. The Department will conduct close monitoring of the above dog and collect further samples for testing to confirm if the dog has really been infected with the virus or this is a result of environmental contamination of the dog’s mouth and nose. Repeated tests will be conducted for the dog and it will only be returned when the test result is negative.
The spokesman said that to ensure public and animal health, the department strongly advises mammalian pets of patients confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 virus to be put under quarantine by the AFCD. The pets will be delivered to the designated animal keeping facilities of the AFCD for quarantine and veterinary surveillance for 14 days. Samples will be collected for testing of COVID-19 virus as appropriate.
The spokesman reminded the pet owners to maintain a good habit of hygiene, and wash their hands thoroughly with soap or alcohol sanitiser after contacting pets. Pet owners shall wear masks while going out. If there are any changes in the health condition of the pets, advice from veterinarians should be sought as soon as possible.
先不说国内了，先看看香港这个新闻之后扔不扔狗吧。我知道禽流感期间香港好多人把小鸟扔了出来，不少还是剪了翅膀不会飞的
香港上个月，有个人，扔了20多条狗。
每个地方都有变态的人。
估计是狗病了，给狗看病检测出来的呗。最可能的是狗是得新冠的人的宠物。
人不如狗
我是觉得这病毒就算不传猫狗，但猫狗如果在外面跑，身上也有可能带病毒回家的，所以主要问题不是给狗戴口罩，把猫狗也都关家里的操作是对的。
我也觉得这个特别可怕。关键是狗还没做任何防护措施。。
我家老猫已经关家里一个月没出门了。就是听说外面打猫打狗后。老爹老妈也很小心，怕他们如果隔离的话猫会被抓走。但是不让出去他天天喵喵叫。也不知道这个16岁的家伙哪来的能量天天叫那么大声。猫粮有，喜欢吃的巴掌大小鱼怎么也买不到。