Surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests positive for Covid as cull continues

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Surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests positive for Covid as cull continues
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The case is the first involving a hamster in the care of an owner following pet shop outbreak

A police officer stands guard outside a pet store closed after hamsters tested positive for Covid-19.A police officer stands guard outside a pet store closed after hamsters tested positive for Covid-19.A hamster surrendered to

“[The government] strongly advises members of the public again to surrender … as soon as possible their hamsters purchased in local pet shops on or after 22 December 2021 for humane dispatch,” the government said. Meanwhile, officials have said Covid-19 infections could be growing exponentially in the congested residential area of Kwai Chung on the Kowloon peninsula as a second building in the district with 2,000 residents was locked down on Saturday for five days.

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