The coronavirus, which emerged exactly 2 years ago and affected the whole world, brought superstitions with it when it first appeared. Back then, everyone was talking about COVID-19 being transmitted to people from bat soup in China.
The truth or falsity of this subject is debatable, but that’s not the point. Bats aren’t the only enemies, according to a study conducted in Hong-Kong, China. If you are keeping hamsters, you may want to be careful. According to the results of the research, hamsters can transmit COVID-19 to humans.
More than 2,000 hamsters will be put to sleep
Samples collected from hamsters found in pet stores in Hong-Kong were tested. As a result of the tests, two independent hamster-to-human cases of COVID-19 transmission were seen. Thus, it has been documented that the Delta variant of COVID-19 can be transmitted from hamsters to humans.
You may be asking, how did hamsters get infected, you are right. Namely, these hamsters caught this virus in their area before being imported to Hong-Kong. Over 2,000 small animals will be culled to prevent further contamination, the Hong-Kong government said.
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