TOPLINEA Georgia dog is the second in the U.S. to test positive for coronavirus, according to the Georgia Department of Health, and is believed to have contracted it from its owners. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MAY 16: A sign displays "Reduce the spread of germs, please wash your paws" at ... [+] Park Tavern during the coronavirus pandemic on May 16, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. The test was conducted “out of abundance of caution,” the Department of Health said, since its owners had recently tested positive for coronavirus. KEY BACKGROUNDThe scientific consensus is that coronavirus initially spread to humans from an animal, likely a bat. If so, that opens up the potential they could be used to screen humans for coronavirus.

Source: Forbes July 01, 2020 22:18 UTC