Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters contract COVID

The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. The pet shop employee tested positive for the Delta variant on Monday, and several hamsters imported from the Netherlands at the store tested positive, as well.

Al Jazeera's Barbara Angopa reports.

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