The Pomeranian tested negative for coronavirus on March 13, but died just three days later.
Mrs Chow Hau Ye had become infected with the virus at the end of February, and was hospitalised until March 8. During that time, her dog tested ‘weak positive’ in five nasal and oral tests for coronavirus.
A spokesman for Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department told the South China Morning Post: ‘The owner said she was not willing to [allow] an autopsy to examine the cause of death.’The AFCD had previously confirmed that the genetic make-up of the virus found in both Ms Chow Hau Yee and the dog was highly similar.In a statement, the department said: ‘The [gene] sequence results indicate that the virus likely spread from the infected persons and subsequently infected the dog.
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