Per the World Health Organization (WHO), there is no evidence to suggest that your pets could encounter the coronavirus.

"At present, there is no evidence that companion animals/pets such as dogs or cats can be infected with the new coronavirus. However, it is always a good idea to was your hands with soap and water after contact with pets," WHO wrote on their website.

"This protects you against various common bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella that can pass between pets and humans."

At the time of writing, there have now been more than 135,166 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across 114 countries, and 4,990 people have lost their lives.

In a report from the World Health Organization published on Wednesday, they declared that the COVID-19 outbreak is now being officially recognized as a pandemic:

"WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction."

We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It is a word that, if misused, can cause unreasonable fear, or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering and death."

Yesterday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that schools will not close in England, despite the Republic of Ireland implementing the measure.

"We have a clear plan that we are now working through and we are now getting onto the next phase in that plan. This is now not just an attempt to contain the disease as far as possible, but to delay its spread and thereby minimise suffering," he stated following a COBRA meeting. "We are not, and I repeat not, closing schools at this time."

Per the World Health Organization (WHO), there is no evidence to suggest that your pets could encounter the coronavirus.

"At present, there is no evidence that companion animals/pets such as dogs or cats can be infected with the new coronavirus. However, it is always a good idea to was your hands with soap and water after contact with pets," WHO wrote on their website.

"This protects you against various common bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella that can pass between pets and humans."

At the time of writing, there have now been more than 135,166 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across 114 countries, and 4,990 people have lost their lives.

In a report from the World Health Organization published on Wednesday, they declared that the COVID-19 outbreak is now being officially recognized as a pandemic:

"WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction."

We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It is a word that, if misused, can cause unreasonable fear, or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering and death."

Yesterday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that schools will not close in England, despite the Republic of Ireland implementing the measure.

"We have a clear plan that we are now working through and we are now getting onto the next phase in that plan. This is now not just an attempt to contain the disease as far as possible, but to delay its spread and thereby minimise suffering," he stated following a COBRA meeting. "We are not, and I repeat not, closing schools at this time."