Hong Kong orders hamster cull and ban on kissing pet after positive Covid tests


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A recent Covid-19 cluster of human cases was traced back to a pet shop worker, which prompted officials to carry out tests on hundreds of animals in the region – only 11 tested positive as many are outraged as the decision Image: REUTERS) [Hong Kong](//www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/hong-kong) authorities are going to cull 2,000 hamsters and have told people to not kiss their pets after a [Covid-19](//www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/coronavirus-1?service=responsive) outbreak. Officials tested hundreds of rodents and ordered the mass cull on Tuesday after 11 were found to have tested positive for the virus. A recent Covid cluster of human cases was traced back to a...