Owners have been told if they bought small pets from a Hong Kong pet store after January 7 they will need to hand them over to be culled.
According to the Associated Press, an official from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said that the government will also stop the import and sale of small mammals. All pet shops selling hamsters must cease operations, the government said, adding around 2,000 small animals will be culled humanely as a result of the positive tests.
A stock image shows a pet hamster. So far of the 2,000 animals, only hamsters have tested positive for the virus., there is"no evidence at this time" that animals play a significant role in spreading the virus to people. The organization said more studies are needed to understand if and how different animals could be affected by COVID-19.
Hong Kong had three months without any local transmission at all, however it saw a fresh wave late last year with the emergence of the Omicron variant.
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