All available evidence suggests it caught the virus from its owner, experts say.
A dog has tested positive for Covid - the first documented case of its kind in the UK - officials have confirmed.The UK Health Security Agency says cases like this are extremely rare and there is no strong evidence to suggest that dogs, cats or other pets are passing on the virus to humans.
"It is very rare for dogs to be infected and they will usually only show mild clinical signs, and recover within a few days. "There is no clear evidence to suggest that pets directly transmit the virus to humans. We will continue to monitor this situation closely and will update our guidance to pet owners should the situation change."Some coronaviruses that infect animals can be spread to people and then spread between people, but this is also very rare.There have been reports of other animals infected with Sars-CoV-2.amid concerns about a mutated form of coronavirus detected in this species.
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