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Asked by anon-256869 on 16 Jun 2020.
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Lucy McGowan answered on 16 Jun 2020:
It is known that cats (including tigers and lions), dogs and minks and primates (monkeys, macaques and marmosets) can get coronavirus. Though household pets like dogs and cats can be infected with the virus, current evidence suggests that they don’t significantly contribute to the spreading of the disease. We also know that coronavirus came from an animal originally before it hopped over into humans. It’s still not known exactly which animal it came from but most current studies point towards pangolins or bats (or both). The centre for Disease Control has an up-to-date web page about animals and coronavirus here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/animals.html
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