“A 9-year-old lioness, Neela, died of the disease on the night of June 3,” says Arignar Anna Zoo.
A nine-year-old Asian lion has died from the new coronavirus at a state-run zoo on the outskirts of Chennai in southern India , the zoo said today.
Various cases of coronavirus have been reported in animals , including two white tigers believed to have died from covid-19 in Pakistan, while lions have also been positively diagnosed in Spain and two other cities in India.
” A 9-year-old lioness, Neela, died of the disease on the night of June 3,” says Arignar Anna Zoo.
The outbreak was reported Thursday, with most lions being asymptomatic, according to the zoo’s management.
The animals have been quarantined and are receiving antibiotics.
“Specimens from tigers and other large mammals have been sent for testing,” the statement added.
