![[사회]Domestic first confirmation of pet infection…”Animals must also adhere to quarantine rules”](https://image.ytn.co.kr/general/jpg/2021/0124/202101242201090385_t.jpg "[사회]Domestic first confirmation of pet infection…”Animals must also adhere to quarantine rules”")
Korea’s first companion animal infection case… Pearl International Prayer Kitten
Presumption of infection through mother and daughter who had a cat in a prayer garden
Wash your hands and wear a mask even when touching pets
Keep distance when walking… If you have symptoms, you should avoid contact
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For the first time in Korea, it has been confirmed that a companion animal is infected with Corona 19.
According to the research results so far, there are no cases in which animals have transmitted Corona 19 to humans, but experts point out that the quarantine regulations should be kept the same as humans.
Reporter Na Hye-in reports.
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The first companion animal in Korea to be confirmed with Corona 19 was a kitten at the Jinju International Prayer Center in Gyeongnam.
After 29 visitors were confirmed on the 11th, more than 100 confirmed cases came out, and it is believed that the cat was also transferred to the owner.
When a mother and daughter who had three cats in a prayer hall were previously infected, the animals were tested to move them to another location, and one tested positive.
[정세균 / 국무총리 : 중앙방역대책본부는 사람과 동물 사이 코로나19 전파 가능성을 과학적으로 평가해 투명하게 공개하고, 농식품부는 방역 당국과 협의해 반려동물 관리 지침을 마련하는 등 불안감이 없도록….]
Until November of last year, 19 countries have reported cases of animal infections worldwide.
Infections were confirmed in 135 cases from 5 species including dogs, cats, and tigers, and 321 mink farms where mutant viruses were confirmed in the Netherlands and Denmark.
Among these, no cases have been confirmed that animals transmitted Corona 19 to humans.
The World Health Organization also needs further research, but the possibility of transmission from animals is low.
[손영래 / 중앙사고수습본부 사회전략반장 : (세계적으로도) 반려동물에서 인간으로 감염된 사례는 아직 확인된 바 없습니다. 현재 국내에서 발생한 반려동물 감염 사례의 여파 등에 대해서는 조사하고 있습니다.]
However, experts point out that even with pets, quarantine rules must be followed as closely as humans.
[우희종 / 서울대 수의학과 교수 : 향후 코로나19가 인수공통전염병으로 자리 잡을 가능성에 대해 부정은 못 하죠. 반려동물을 키우는 확진자는 관리에 더 신경 써야 할 거라고 봅니다.]
Wash your hands or wear a mask thoroughly when touching pets, and keep a distance between other people and animals when walking.
If you have COVID-19 symptoms, it is safe to avoid contact and, if possible, have someone else take care of your pet.
This is Hyein Na, YTN.
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