Would you name your dog after a global pandemic which has killed almost 80,000 people? Meet Covid.
Mr Williams, a Queenslander who moved away from family in January to take up a new job in WA, said Covid was his"self-isolation mate"
The CSIRO says there is no evidence to suggest domestic animals such as dogs or cats transmit coronavirus to humans Hundreds of Australians have adopted animals while in self-isolation, and shelters are concerned many will be surrendered again The 22-year-old exercise physiologist is among hundreds of Australians who have adopted animals to cope with loneliness in self-isolation during the outbreak, but he might be the only one who has named his dog Covid.than 1.3 million people in 212 countries and killed almost 80,000 peopleCOVID-19 was the name given by the World Health Organisation to the illness caused by the new coronavirus, with the numbers recognising the disease was first recorded in 2019.
As the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation works around the clock to develop a vaccine, veterinarians have been asked to report any animals they suspect could be infected with coronavirus.
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