Cuteness overload: 3-year-old Chinese boy swab tests mask-wearing pet cats for Covid in viral video amuses mainland social media
- A little boy has captivated mainland social media with a video of him giving his mask-wearing cats Covid-19 tests
- He got the idea after his kindergarten conducted tests on pupils and when he got home asked his father for permission to test their cats
A trending video of the boy, a Beijing local surnamed He, shows him with his pet cats, which are all wearing masks, as he pretends to administer Covid-19 tests on the felines, Sina News reported.
In the video taken in the living room of his home, he puts on a mask while in front of him a tabby cat with a mask on its head is seen lying across a coffee table.
He then repeatedly tries to put a swab in the cat’s mouth, but it is clearly having nothing to do with the operation and refuses to open its mouth for the swab.
Despite the cat’s refusal to play along, it shows no trace of annoyance with the boy’s antics. Meanwhile, in the background another masked cat can be seen standing in line for its turn to be difficult.
The father said after his kindergarten organised Covid-19 tests the boy had the idea to recreate his experience at home.
“My son is three years old, the cats are five years old, and they grew up together. All the cats are well-behaved and enjoyed practising for the Covid-19 test with my boy,” he said.