Worried about your pet during the Covid-19 pandemic? Here's what you should know


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  • Living
  • Saturday, 28 Mar 2020

According to the CDC, dogs and cats cannot contract the human coronavirus. While each species has their own coronavirus, people cannot get the pet version, and pets cannot contract the human version. Photo: 123rf.com

These are challenging times for all of us. There are so many unknowns about the risk of Covid-19 and how this may affect us all.

We have compiled some questions and answers about animals and Covid-19, from sources like the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). There are many unknowns about this disease and things are frequently changing, but this is the best information we have right now.

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