Bubbly, a four-year-old female giraffe at Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, breathed its last on Wednesday, following some disorder affecting the lungs.The animal had sleeplessness and lost appetite f
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Asiatic Lion seeks the comfort of a shade in its enclosure at the Nehru Zoological Park as the temperatures are rising with the onset of summer in Hyderabad on Saturday. | Photo Credit:
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Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park have tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus, perhaps the first known case of the human infecting the feline and making them sick in India.
Highly placed sources at the zoo told
The Hindu that the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) informed the forest authorities over the phone that the RT-PCR tests of these big cats were positive. However, CCMB samples were collected from the animals concerned but it will take a few days to confirm.
8 lions in Hyderabad zoo test positive for Covid, 1st such case in India
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Sources told TOI said that on April 29, the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) orally told NZP officials that the RT-PCR tests of these lions were positive.
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(This story originally appeared in on May 04, 2021)In perhaps the first such case in the country, eight Asiatic lions at the Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) in Hyderabad have tested positive for Covid-19.
Sources told TOI said that on April 29, the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) orally told NZP officials that the RT-PCR tests of these lions were positive.
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BusinessToday.In | May 4, 2021 | Updated 10:35 IST
Hyderabad zoo lions test positive for COVID-19/Representational picture
In what appears to be the first of its kind case in India, eight Asiatic lions have tested positive for coronavirus in Hyderabad zoo. The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology told the Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) on April 29 that the RT-PCR tests of these lions had come out positive for coronavirus.
In a first, eight Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo test COVID positive
The RT-PCR test of the lions was taken up after they showed signs of COVID 19.
By Sakina Fatima| Updated: 4th May 2021 2:34 pm IST Representative Image (Photo: Jeremy Avery/Unsplash)
Hyderabad: At a point when COVID-19 cases are on the rise due to the second wave, a rare, first-of-its-kind case is reported from Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park.
Eight Asiatic lions tested positive for COVID-19, reports said. This appears to be the first time in the country where animals fell prey to the viral disease.
The lions, lodged in the 380-acre zoo, are said to be recovering. The RT-PCR test of the lions was taken up after they showed signs of COVID 19.