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Hong Kong finds coronavirus in pet dog samples, unclear if infected

Dogs in masks are seen in Shanghai. Hong Kong authorities say a dog, not pictured, has tested positive for coronavirus. [Courtesy]

Hong Kong authorities on Friday they quarantined a pet dog of a coronavirus patient after its nasal and oral samples tested “weak positive” for the virus, though they added they did not yet have evidence that it can be transmitted to pets. 

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