Pets And Coronavirus News

A pet cat has tested positive in the uk for the strain of coronavirus that is causing the current pandemic.

Pets and coronavirus news. You may have heard that coronaviruses can infect animals and wondered whether your pets could get covid 19 or pass the virus to you. The virus is able to hijack. Experts say it is the first confirmed case of infection in an animal in the uk but does. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses.

A pet cat has been infected with coronavirus in the first known case of its kind in the uk. At least 3 048 people infected with the sars cov 2 virus have died and pet. Pet owners in the uk are being urged to get their much loved furry ones tested. Coronavirus disease covid 19 has infected more than 89 000 people around the globe including 40 people from the uk.

It isn t particularly fussy when it comes to infecting mammals. Cats and dogs could be carrying coronavirus which could spark a second wave of the killer bug experts have warned. Despite the world health organisation who stating that pets ergo all animals cannot get or transmit coronavirus there persists a dangerous ignorance that is causing pets to be put to their. The coronavirus sars cov 2 which causes covid 19 is similar to previous coronaviruses in this way.

There is no evidence that you need to wash. The covid 19 virus was detected in the animal last wednesday following tests by the animal and plant. Animals with coronavirus in line with public health guidance you should wash your hands before and after being around or handling animals or their food.