Dog With New Coronavirus Likely a Case of Human-to-Animal Transmission: Experts

A man wearing a face mask looks at dogs in a pet shop in Hong Kong on March 5, 2020. Kin Cheung/AP Photo

The dog that tested positive for the new coronavirus probably got the virus from a person, experts said.

Tests detected low levels of the COVID-19 virus in the dog on Feb. 27 and subsequent tests conducted the next day and in early March also returned with weak positives.