Coronavirus: pet dog belonging to Covid-19 patient infected, Hong Kong health authorities confirm

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A pet dog belonging to a Covid-19 patient has contracted the coronavirus, Hong Kong health authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

Experts called it a “low-level infection” that was likely to be the first reported case of human-to-animal transmission of the disease.