Liang Zhaohui also said that two batches of hamsters were imported into Hong Kong from other places on December 22 last year and January 7 this year. The AFCD strongly recommends that citizens who buy hamsters anywhere in Hong Kong on or after December 22 should hand over the hamsters to Hong Kong. “Humane handling” by the Agriculture and Fisheries Department. The Center for Health Protection said that citizens who bought hamsters on or after December 22 were required to be tested.
Liang Zhaohui said that both batches of hamsters were imported by air from the same public space in the Netherlands. The batch imported on December 22 involved 1,080 hamsters, while the batch on January 7 involved 838 hamsters. When asked if the humane destruction of hamsters is disrespectful to life, he said that since there are environmental samples and 11 hamster samples tested positive, for the sake of public health, humane destruction is a safer approach.
Corona virus related reports:
Little Boss pet shop in Causeway Bay has an initial positive hamster sample, a female clerk diagnosed 150 customers earlier and must be quarantined
The source of the employees of the dyed Delta pet store is unknown. Zhang Zhujun: The pet is from the Netherlands
Compulsory testing｜7 locations accepting compulsory testing, North Point Jiangsu and Zhejiang Public School, Hennessy Road Government Primary School (Causeway Bay), etc.[Link to the list]
1 biography of a Pakistani woman, 9 first appearances of Omicron “BA.2” Liang Zichao, a primary school student involved in food delivery: the risk of community spread is extremely high
