Hong Kong government workers remove small animals from a pet shop in Causeway Bay. Photo: Bloomberg
Coronavirus: no takers for Hong Kong hamster alarm at Shenzhen pet stores as WHO says risk of animals reinfecting humans low
- WHO says risk of animals giving Covid-19 back to humans is low, as Hong Kong orders a cull of some 2,000 imported hamsters over fears of such transmission
- Shenzhen pet shop employee says Hong Kong situation has had little impact across the border, as all hamsters sold there are locally bred
Hong Kong government workers remove small animals from a pet shop in Causeway Bay. Photo: Bloomberg