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Thousands of small animals to be culled in Hong Kong over pet shop COVID-19 transmission fears Hong Kong authorities say they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. Key points: - Hong Kong will cease the sale of imported small animals after several were found to be infected - Minks are the only known animal to have caught the virus and spread it back to humans - The city's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it was "shocked and...
