Cats from UK infected by COVID-19

If dogs are "Man's best friend", cats are "Man's ambivalent roommate". You may contradict me but that is how I describe it. Cats have their own life. You don’t need to call them, they will come. News circulated online a pet cat has become the first-ever UK animal to be infected with COVID-19, It was that there was “no evidence” it could pass on the disease. As for health officials.

This was confirmed by the UK’s chief veterinary officer after laboratory tests carried out earlier this month in Surrey, near London.

Health Officials said that “all available evidence” indicated the cat likely contracted the disease from its owners who had tested positive for COVID-19.

A statement from the environment ministry said the cat poses no risk.

“Although this is the first confirmed case of an animal infection with the coronavirus strain in the UK, there is no evidence to suggest that the animal was involved in the transmission of the disease,” it said.

This precious cat was diagnosed by a private vet as having the feline herpes virus but the sample was also subsequently tested for COVID-19 and proved positive.

Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss called it “a very rare event”, adding that there was “no evidence to suggest that pets directly transmit the virus to humans”.

There a lot of cases of COVID19 around the globe but have animals be positive as well to this virus makes me hurt. We have enough, I know there is no evidence that it could be transmitted, but we need to secure and protect our animals as well as we protect ourselves.