Via NY Post:
Dog owners who walk their pooches are 78% more likely to come down with COVID-19, a new study claims.
Researchers from the University of Granada surveyed 2,086 people about their daily habits during the pandemic to assess the risk of various activities, according to a paper in the journal Environmental Research.
They found that people who walked their dogs had a significantly higher chance of catching the virus — with an increased risk of 78% compared to the average person.
Meanwhile, owning cats or other types of pets didn’t appear to put someone at more risk for becoming infected with the virus, researchers said.