Covid-19 patients can pass on virus to pets

Covid-19 patients are advised to avoid contact with their pets. - AFP

THAILAND (The Nation/Asia News Network): Covid-19 patients are being advised to avoid contact with their pets after a local study found that dogs and cats can contract the virus from their infected owners.

Assoc Prof Dr Thira Woratanarat from the Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted the results of the survey on his Facebook page on Sunday.