The first dog in the world to catch coronavirus has died in Hong Kong after it was declared disease-free and returned home to its owner. The dog's owner has been named locally as 60-year-old businesswoman Yvonne Chow Hau Yee. The WHO said: 'While there has been one instance of a dog being infected in Hong Kong, to date, there is no evidence that a dog, cat or any pet can transmit COVID-19. All pets of people in Hong Kong infected with the coronavirus will be quarantined for 14 days, starting Friday. The other dog in quarantine belongs to a second coronavirus patient that tested negative for the virus once and will be tested again before its release.

Source: Daily Mail March 18, 2020 00:06 UTC