The hamsters from Little Boss pet shop tested positive for the coronavirus after an employee and a 67-year-old customer were diagnosed with Covid. (File)The Hong Kong government will kill all hamsters being sold in pet shops after several hamsters at a Causeway Bay pet shop tested positive for Covid-19 – the world's first such observation. The hamsters from Little Boss pet shop tested positive for the coronavirus after an employee and a 67-year-old customer were diagnosed with Covid. Eleven samples in hamsters tested positive. Yuen said it was worrying that genetic mutation was detected at the pet shop samples.

Source: The Standard January 18, 2022 18:00 UTC