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Are pets at risk of getting covid-19 and can they spread it to people?

17 August 2020

Cats and dogs are able to catch the coronavirus and could potentially spread it to people, meaning we should really extend social distancing rules to pets

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Are pets at risk of getting covid-19 and can they spread it to people?

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