– Alarmed by a tiger in the US testing positive for coronavirus, the Central Zoo Authority on Monday asked zoos across the country to remain on high alert and collect samples fortnightly of suspected cases
-Officials of Alipore Zoo in Kolkata, Assam State Zoo in Guwahati and the Biological Park in Itanagar have enhanced regular check-ups and enforced strict implementation of the safety norms for the tigers.
-Four-year-old Malayan tiger ‘Nadia’ has tested positive for Covid-19 at New York’s Bronx Zoo. He is believed to have contracted the virus from a caretaker, who was asymptomatic at the time. PTI
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