Mudumalai reserve in Tamil Nadu tests 28 elephants for COVID

Updated Jun 9, 2021, 1:26 pm IST
Tamil Nadu's Mudumalai reserve in Chennai conducted COVID-19 tests on 28 elephants after several animals tested positive for the virus
 COVID-19 tests conduced on 28 elephants in Mudumalai Tiger reserve. (ANI)
Chennai: On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu's Mudumalai reserve in Chennai conducted COVID-19 tests on 28 elephants. This decision was taken after reports broke out of the virus surfacing in wild animals, causing death.
The tests were conducted on Tuesday, June 8, and the test samples were sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Uttar Pradesh. The results are expected to arrive in a few days.
 
This action was taken after a few lions were tested positive for COVID-19 at Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Tamil Nadu. Out of the covid positive lions, one of the lionesses died of the virus.

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