Volunteers walk Italian cats, dogs amid pandemic

A group of animal rights activists from different organizations have come toger to form a Task Force for Dogs and Cats during coronavirus pandemic in Italy.

Volunteers with masks and gloves take out for walks animals belonging to people who tested positive for coronavirus and are in isolation inside ir homes.

y also take dogs out for people who have immune-suppression disorders, or people who have been mitted to hospital.

Volunteers are cooperating with Italy's Civil Protection ncy which provides m with protective gear if y need.

y also have taken several cats to veterinary appointments and have provided food for animals.

global pandemic has sickened more than 2 million people, killed more than 137,000 worldwide, crippled ecomies and forced restrictions on movement of millions of people to stop virus from spreing furr and overwhelming health care systems.

For most people, coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks.

But it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death for some people, especially older ults and people with existing health problems.