Humans may not be the only ones whose health may be impacted by COVID-19, the so-called coronavirus. A dog in Hong Kong tested positive for the disease, forcing the city’s authorities to quarantine the pet of a woman who was hospitalized with symptoms.
According to officials, the dog has been put in a two-week quarantine after it was found to have “low levels” of the virus in its oral and nasal cavities. According to Business Insider, the dog isn’t showing any symptoms and it doesn’t seem that dogs can become sick with the virus or pass it along to people.
At this point, health workers say they aren’t sure if the dog is actually carrying the virus or if the tests were influenced by “environmental contamination of the dog’s mouth and nose.”
However, officials are taking the cautious route as fears over the virus’ spread increases and will keep the canine in quarantine until it tests negative for the disease.
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