Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeCovid sufferers have been told not to cuddle pets while ill after a cat died from the virus it caught from its owner. Glasgow University researchers said SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid, was found in her lungs. A second case of human-to-cat Covid-19 transmission in the UK was also identified by the team who conducted screening of the cat population. (Image: SWNS)Lead author Professor Margaret Hosie said: “This is the first report of human-to-cat transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the UK. “While there remains no evidence that infected domestic pets can transmit infection to humans, scientists will continue to monitor SARS-CoV-2 infection in a range of non-human species.”

Source: Daily Mirror April 23, 2021 04:01 UTC