Claim: Covid-19 can be transmitted between humans and pets.
Fact-check: Your pets almost certainly won't give you Covid-19 - Full Fact
Verdict: there is one reported case of a pet dog in hong kong testing 'weak positive' for covid-19. however, the dog is showing no symptoms and there is some question to whether the positive test is valid. the who and nhs says there is no evidence that pets can become infected or pass the virus to people.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Kate Lewis
Date published: 2020-03-11T00:00:00