Coronavirus And Pets Washington Post

By clinging chewing barking or otherwise behaving strangely some pets are signaling their own struggles to cope with less privacy and more anxious people.

Coronavirus and pets washington post. Sarah ellison and sarah ellison. Based on the limited information available to date the risk of animals spreading covid 19 to people is considered to be low. Jeremy karaskevicus plays with his 4 month old boxer puppy koda at his home in springfield va. Cnn the defense department used portions of a 1 billion fund from congress meant to aid in procuring medical supplies for the coronavirus pandemic response to purchase military equipment the.

Department of agriculture and the centers for disease control and prevention said. The washington post s karin brulliard explains how pet owners can protect their pets and stay safe as the novel coronavirus continues to spread. Two pet cats in new york have tested positive for the coronavirus which causes covid 19 in humans the u s. A pet dog in hong kong has a low level infection of the coronavirus that causes covid 19 in people in what may be the first known human to animal transmission of the novel coronavirus that.

A small number of pets worldwide including cats and dogs have been reported to be infected with the virus that causes covid 19 mostly after close contact with people with covid 19. A blood test from a pet dog that hong kong authorities said has a low level infection of the novel coronavirus came back negative for the virus the city s government said thursday. Coronavirus and fox news collide and chris wallace is at the center of it.