The possibility that humans can infect their cats and dogs with SARS-CoV-2 was identified during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, Canadian researchers suggested that more pets could have contracted Covid-19 than initially thought, with numerous reports of the virus in domestic cats. A study found that a cat caught the Delta variant from its owner, Health24 previously reported. There is also a very small risk that animals can transmit the virus to humans, but there is no hard evidence of this – until now. Get 14 days free to read all of our investigative and in-depth journalism. You will then be charged R75 per month. You can cancel at any time and if you cancel within 14 days you will not be charged.
