HONG KONG (China Daily/Asia News Network): A hamster surrendered by a pet owner has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus while over 2,500 small animals were culled to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said Sunday (Jan 23).
A hamster surrendered by a pet owner has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus while over 2,500 small animals were culled to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Hong Kong authorities have placed a public housing block under a three-day restriction order for more than 2,500 residents to undergo daily Covid-19 testing, after a suspected Omicron superspreader was believed to have infected 16 others in the building. The order, which takes effect on Friday, was issued after top microbiologist Professor Yuen Kwok-yung inspected Kwai Chung Estate’s Yat Kwai.
Hong Kong officials said they were more confident about the possibility that pet hamsters are spreading COVID-19 in the city after thousands of the creatures were culled. Follow updates here.
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