HONG KONG (China Daily/Asia News Network): Health officials have decided to cull over 1,000 hamsters as another Covid-19 case linked to a pet shop cluster was among the 18 new infections reported in the city on Tuesday (Jan 18).
In a media briefing, Leung Siu Fai, Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, said all pet shops that sell hamsters should immediately suspend operations and urged pet owners who bought hamsters after Dec 22 to turn them over to the AFCD.
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