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Written by: Yuan Yan
2020-03-18 00:51
Last updated: 2020-03-18 00:51The outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia (commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia) has continued, with an increasing number of cases in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong 01 reporter learned from the AFCD that the pet dog, Zhou Qiaoer, the horse owner who had been diagnosed with new pneumonia earlier, had died the day before (16th).
Owner Zhou Qiaoer is the 85th diagnosed person in Hong Kong. His pet squirrel dog was infected to a low degree, becoming the first confirmed new pneumonia pet in the world. After repeated negative test results, the AFCD has returned the dog to its owner on the 14th. A reporter from Hong Kong 01 inquired again yesterday with the AFCD. The agency learned from the relevant livestock keepers that the dog had died yesterday (March 16). The breeder has stated that he is unwilling to determine the cause of death of the dog for autopsy.
Since being sent to quarantine on February 26, Zhou Qiao'er's pet dog was not returned to the owner until March 14. The AFCD collected samples for the dog seven times on February 26, and the results have been weak positive. After repeated tests, it tested negative on March 12 and 13, respectively, and the results were negative. . Doctor Zhang Zhujun, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said at a press conference on the 14th that the latest test result of the squirrel dog was negative and has been returned to the owner.
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