The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong tested 'weak' positive for COVID-19 and has been put in quarantine.
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong tested"weak" positive for COVID-19 and has been put in quarantine, a government spokesman said Friday.
The AFCD received word about the dog from the Department of Health on Feb. 26 and picked it up from a residential flat that evening, according to the statement.Officials collected oral, nasal and rectal samples for testing, and the dog's nasal and oral samples"tested weak positive" for COVID-19. The dog was placed in quarantine at an animal facility at the Hong Kong Port of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, where it was the only animal at the facility.
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