Me: It's still early, but if it means that domestic animals can catch # from their humans and possibly pass it back, that's bad news. There's likely to be some enhanced mutation if it repeatedly crosses from one species of host to another.
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12:12 pm: A dog in Hong Kong tests positive for the coronavirus, WHO confirms

A dog in Hong Kong has tested positive for the coronavirus that's killed at least 2,859 humans across the world over the last two months, World Health Organization officials said Friday. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead of WHO's emergencies program, said that the canine tested "weakly positive," meaning low levels of the virus were found in test results. Hong Kong scientists aren't sure if the dog is actually infected or if it picked up the virus from a contaminated surface, she said, adding that it is working with local authorities and scientists who tested the animal. —Higgins-Dunn

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/coronavirus-latest-updates-outbreak.html [cnbc]

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