On 29 March, authorities in the Anci District of Langfang City had ordered the killing of all pets that belong to Covid-19 patients in the neighborhood.
They then backtracked on the order, with a staff member from the Langfang CDC saying that work had stopped at 5pm on the day.
The local government had backtracked on their decision because of feedback from residents, and they found the move to be inappropriate after looking into it.
They then apologised to the people for the “inconvenience caused”, in a notice that was put up by the local government onto social media site Weibo.
It is however, unclear how many, or if any, pets were put down.
Langfang City is located in the Hebei Province of China, and they have recorded hundred of new cases in recent weeks.
Cities such as Shanghai have seen their city being locked down following the emergence of thousands of new cases.