VIVA – There is a new theory about the origin of the corona virus which now links it to cats. The Hong Kong government claims to have found evidence of the spread of COVID-19 from the furry animal.
Scientists have found that the origin of the pandemic stems from bats being sold at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, but other scientists believe there is another intermediate animal between bats and humans.
Likewise, a Hong Kong official has floated the idea that feral cats may have spread SARS-CoV-2 when they pass through stalls in traditional Chinese markets in search of food.
“The virus can be carried by cats, rats and cockroaches, especially since we all know cats like fish. They may hang around the food stall more often. seafood, “said the office quoted from the site Daily Star.
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Fish sellers and butchers tested positive for COVID-19, which recorded 15 new cases at Hung Hom and Two Kwa Wan markets in Hong Kong last week.
The area where seafood, beef and lamb is sold was found to have more traces of the virus, and infected seafood traders showed symptoms earlier.
As well as the feral cat theory, experts say the most likely source of the current Hong Kong outbreak are asymptomatic people walking through markets.
Through them, the virus can live on stainless steel tables used in the market for up to four days.
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The virus can also survive in an environment as cold as 4 degrees Celsius for about a week. However all environmental samples on the market including cutting board, ice and water and measuring scales tested negative for the virus.
Cats are known to catch the coronavirus from humans, but there is no evidence to the contrary to suggest they can transmit the virus to humans.
The family’s eight pets have tested positive for the coronavirus in Hong Kong, including the Scottish shorthair.
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