Hong Kong hamster who tested positive for COVID as city’s lockdown expands


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Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HONG KONG, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities said on Sunday a hamster handed over to authorities by pet owners had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and more than 2,200 hamsters had been culled while that the city was struggling to contain an epidemic. On Tuesday, officials ordered the killing of hamsters at dozens of pet stores after they traced a coronavirus outbreak to a store worker and asked people to return anything they bought on or after Dec. 22. While a handful of hamsters had previously tested positive...