Hong Kong authorities close down a second apartment block in an attempt to halt a COVID-19 outbreak as Chief Executive Carrie Lam defends a pet hamster cull that has angered animal rights activists.
Hong Kong authorities have closed down a second apartment block in an attempt to halt a COVID-19 outbreak as Chief Executive Carrie Lam defended a pet hamster cull that has angered animal rights activists.Experts say animals do not appear to play a significant role in spreading COVID-19Ms Lam said on Saturday that a second Kwai Chung apartment block, home to more than 2,000 people, would be shut down for five days.
By Saturday, officials recorded some 105 cases in Kwai Chung, including confirmed and preliminary positive tests. On Tuesday, officials ordered the killing of about 2,000 hamsters from dozens of pet shops after tracing a COVID-19 outbreak to a worker at a shop, where 11 hamsters later tested positive for the virus."I understand pet owners will be unhappy but we do have to take public interest as our first priority."
Thousands of people have offered to adopt unwanted hamsters amid a public outcry against the government and its pandemic advisers.
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