Jun 09, 2021, 16:23 IST
Covid-19 has claimed several lives so far. Earlier, there were reports that animals too had been affected by the virus. The latest we hear is that 28 elephants have tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve near Chennai.
The samples were sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Uttar Pradesh, and the results should be available in a few days.
At the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, a lioness died of COVID-19, and a few more lions tested positive for the virus.
Following this, Tamil Nadu Forest Minister Ramachandran ordered that all elephants in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve be tested for COVID-19.
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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