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Several monkeys attacked a laboratory technician at a hospital near New Delhi and seized serological test samples for Covid-19 , raising fears that primates will help spread the new coronavirus . The monkeys took three samples this week in Meerut, near New Delhi , before fleeing and climbing nearby trees. One of them even chewed his loot.
But the other two samples, discovered later, were not damaged, Dheeraj Raj, director of the Meerut Medical School, explained after the theft images went viral on social media.
"They were still intact and we don't think there is a risk of contamination or spread," Raj said. All three people whose blood samples were stolen by the monkeys were subjected to further tests. While the new coronavirus has already been detected in animals, the risk of transmission from the animal to humans has not been confirmed.
Indian authorities constantly face the problem of thieving monkeys , who steal food or even smartphones. In many rural areas, farmers, whose crops are looted by monkey gangs, have called for the intervention of local authorities to control their population.
New Delhi municipal authorities turned to long-tailed monkeys to confront and repel other smaller apes from the surrounding area.
In India there were 175 new deaths due to Codiv-19 in 24 hours, bringing the total number of victims, on Friday, to 4,706, according to official figures.
India, a country highly vulnerable to the spread of the new coronavirus , with its overcrowded megalopolis and poor health system, has recorded a record number of new cases in recent days.
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