Keep animals safe: Household pets especially cats and dogs getting undesirable attention amid the pandemic as they are known to be susceptible to certain coronavirus variants. However, these are not related to Covid-19 but still scare the masses nonetheless. GEORGE TOWN: Coronavirus contracted by household pets have been around for decades and is an entirely different strain compared to the newly-discovered Covid-19 that infects humans. Veterinary surgeon Dr K. Pavabakaran said there is no new concrete evidence indicating cross-infections of these coronaviruses from animals to humans so far. “The types of canine coronavirus that infect dogs are not the same as Covid-19 and this prompted researchers to look into the risks of these coronaviruses passing from animals to humans.