Aussie racing dogs face quarantine over canine COVID-19 outbreak

Melbourne, March 5 Racing greyhounds entering Australian's Victoria state will now be subjected to a 14-day quarantine period in an effort to curb an outbreak of canine coronavirus, officials said.

The type of coronavirus present in dogs was not related to the current COVID-19 outbreak and it also cannot spread to humans, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday citing Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) as saying in a statement.