Officials in the Chinese city of Langfang ordered the “complete culling of indoor animals” of COVID-19 patients in one neighborhood. The order was later stopped, but it isn’t clear how many pets were killed. China has been pursuing a “zero COVID” policy since the pandemic started. While pets can get COVID-19 from their owners, the risk of them spreading it back to other humans is low, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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