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First dog to catch coronavirus dies two days after being released from quarantine

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The first dog to 'catch' coronavirus has died after being cleared of the disease and released from quarantine, authorities have confirmed.

The 17-year-old Pomeranian from Hong Kong, which had been cleared of Covid-19 after initial suspicions of the infection were proven unfounded despite a 'weak positive' diagnosis, passed away on Wednesday, just two days after returning home.

Vets in the Asian financial hub say the dog's death could have been because of the stress and anxiety of being in quarantine and away from its family.

The dog, which belonged to a patient who had COVID-19, tested negative for the virus last week, the city's Hong Kong's Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said, easing fears over the possibility of

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