2020, the Year of Gengzi, is destined to be an extraordinary year. On the eve of New Year's Eve, a sudden new coronavirus epidemic disrupted the festive and peaceful Spring Festival holiday of Chinese people. For a time, cinemas, shopping malls, restaurants and other places where people gathered were closed one after another. Traffic in cities, streets, and villages seemed to have been pressed on the pause button. The epidemic situation across the country Continuing to rise, the changes in the epidemic situation in Wuhan City, Huanggang City, and even Hubei Province affect the hearts of every Chinese.

Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Coronavirus is a large family of viruses known to cause colds as well as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) ) and other serious diseases. On January 12, 2020, the World Health Organization officially named the new coronavirus that caused the pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan "2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)".

During the epidemic

To fight the epidemic, Wuhan Huoshenshan and Leishenshan hospitals were completed in a very short period of time during the Spring Festival. During this period, not only did more than a thousand staff work on site, but more than 70 million netizens cheered and liked on the Internet, which also created new "China speed".

In order to fight the epidemic, medical staff from all over the country quickly gathered to help Wuhan and fought on the front line of the epidemic. Their voices and images on the Internet and TV moved us time and time again.

In order to fight the epidemic, people across the country have given up the opportunity to reunite with their families and get together with relatives and friends, strictly implement self-isolation protection, and make every effort to deal with the epidemic, etc.

Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the number of confirmed pneumonia cases has been increasing day by day. I believe that all of you who are staying at home are as anxious as the editor, and hope that the epidemic will pass soon. As time passes, the epidemic map begins to change, and the number of confirmed cases is about to begin to decline. The map goes from completely red to slowly fading to white.

Abandoned pets

We all know that the source of this epidemic comes from wild animals. After learning about it, many people expressed that they should abandon the behavior of eating wild animals and not have contact with wild animals. This is the right thing to do, but rumors are circulating on the Internet that domestic pet cats and dogs can also spread the coronavirus, and officials should deal with animals in their homes as soon as possible.

Here, some extremely panicked officials began to abandon them in order to stay away from the virus. What's more, animals are thrown directly downstairs from high-altitude buildings. So the once-loved "cute friends" are now like "plagues" full of viruses. Overnight, they have become street children shivering in the cold wind, or corpses lying in a pool of blood. (Warm reminder: Dropping cats and dogs from high altitudes will not only witness brutality and bloodshed, but may also cause injuries to innocent passers-by!)

So speaking of infection, can pets be infected with the new coronavirus?

Say important things three times

Pets will not be infected with the new coronavirus

Pets will not be infected with the new coronavirus

Pets will not be infected with the new coronavirus Can be infected with the new coronavirus

Pet coronavirus

The new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) belongs to the beta genus

Pet cats and dogs, canine coronavirus (CCoV) and feline coronavirus (FCoV) belong to the alpha genus

So there will be no cross-infection

I hope everyone will not panic

and let the small animals suffer Abandoned

The World Health Organization believes that

At present, in response to the question of "whether pets can spread the new coronavirus", the World Health Organization responds: There is currently no evidence that dogs and cats and other pets can be infected with the new coronavirus. Coronavirus.

Not only that, Academician Zhong Nanshan said: Keeping pets can enhance children’s resistance to respiratory diseases. Shit shovel officers should be trained from an early age.

Confirming rumors

Please do not believe the rumors. There is currently no evidence that pets can be infected with the new coronavirus! Don't panic!

They all need to be protected

Some lives enjoy the sunshine inside the house, and some lives wander around outside. They are innocent and lovely creatures, and they are also our family members. It doesn't deserve such cruel treatment, please don't abandon it!

Fight the "epidemic" and "hard" aid

Wuhan, I will give you my hardest scales!

Scientific Pet Raising and Anti-epidemic Tips

Finally, we hope that pet friends who keep pets, cats, dogs and other companion animals at home can clearly understand the truth and not listen to rumors, let alone Spread rumors. At this time of crisis, we should carefully identify information and not be controlled by panic. Here we suggest you:

1. Do a good job in cleaning the cats and dogs at home. You can use pet cleaners to wipe or wash the cat and dog supplies (except tableware).

2. Washing hands with soap and water after contact with pets can significantly reduce the spread of other common bacteria between pets and humans, such as E. coli and salmonella.

3. Do not eat wild animals, do not abandon pets, and do not keep pets loose.

4. Treat pets well, raise pets in accordance with the law, and vaccinate and deworm pets regularly.

5. Keep pets hygienically, do not take pets into crowded public places, and try to shorten the time you stay outside.

6. After properly handling animal feces, clean your hands thoroughly. Follow the 7-step hand washing method, even your wrists must be washed!