A tigress at the zoo in New York tests positive for the coronavirus

The tigress, three other tigers and three lions have symptoms of illness, but it is believed that they will recover, the zoo announced last night.
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Nadia the tigress is positive for the coronavirus, Photo: Bet/Julie Larsen Maher
Nadia the tigress is positive for the coronavirus, Photo: Bet/Julie Larsen Maher
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A tigress at the Bronx Zoo in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus, the US National Veterinary Laboratory has confirmed.

Malayan tigress Nadia is believed to have been infected by a keeper who did not show symptoms of covid-19.

The tigress, three other tigers and three lions have symptoms of illness, but it is believed that they will recover, the zoo announced last night.

The Bronx Zoo has been closed to visitors since March 16.

In Belgium at the end of March, it was reported that a cat contracted the coronavirus from its owner, but the Belgian authorities rejected the possibility of the virus being transmitted from an animal to a human.

Similar cases were reported in Hong Kong, where two dogs tested positive for the coronavirus.

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