This Monday, February 8, 2021, Seoul (South Korea) announced that cats and dogs suffering from fever, cough or other breathing difficulties could be tested for the coronavirus. And in France ?
"From today, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will offer testing for the coronavirus to domestic dogs and cats", said a disease prevention official in the capital of South Korea, Park Yoo-mi, relayed by TV5Monde, this Monday, February 8, 2021. All dogs and cats with symptoms such as fever and cough may therefore be tested, as well as those who have been in contact with positive people. This news is announced a few weeks after the country revealed its first case of Covid-19 contamination in an animal, a kitten.
How will this test go?
Cats and dogs will be tested not far from their place of residence by a team including a veterinarian.
Home isolation for 14 days will be implemented if the animals are positive. When their owners also have the virus, the hairballs will be placed in kennels or specialized reception centers. TV5Monde recalls that worldwide, cats and dogs have tested positive for the coronavirus. Two gorillas at the San Diego Zoo (California), in January 2021, tested positive for the new coronavirus and very quickly placed in quarantine. In France, no device is planned for the moment and the animal protection associations have not spoken either. The Korean decision may give them some ideas.