China News Service, June 10, reported that a rare Asian lion in Chennai City Zoo, Tamil Nadu, southern India, died this month after being infected with the new crown. Indian officials announced on the 9th that for safety reasons, the state has been 28 elephants in a forest conservation area were collected for inspection.
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Agence France-Presse quoted local media reports that a nine-year-old female Asiatic lion at the Chennai Zoo died of COVID-19 in the early part of this month.
It is believed that this is the first known death of an animal from the new crown in India.
Chennai’s "New India Express" reported last week that nine lions in the park were infected with the new crown. In addition to the dead lioness, two lions are in critical condition.
A forest manager in the Mudumalai Forest Conservation Area in southern Tamil Nadu said: "After a lion was diagnosed at the Wandaluor Zoo, we were ordered to conduct inspections for the elephants in the camp. This is a preventive measure."
The administrator said: “These animals have no symptoms, and the examination is only for prevention.” A total of 28 elephants have undergone nasal and anal examinations, including two baby elephants. The samples have been sent to the Indian Institute of Veterinary Medicine in Uttar Pradesh, India for testing. , The results are expected in a week.