After Hyderabad, lion tests positive for Covid-19 in Jaipur zoo
3 years, 10 months ago

After Hyderabad, lion tests positive for Covid-19 in Jaipur zoo

India Today  

A lion, named Tripur, living in Jaipur zoo, tested positive for Covid-19, Indian Veterinary Research Institute officials said here on Wednesday. While Tripur was positive for SARS-CoV-2 that causes Covid-19, the sample reports of a panther, a white tiger and a lioness from Jaipur, were inconclusive, IVRI Joint Director K P Singh said, adding there was a need to resample them. Singh said eight samples including, three tigers, one civet cat, one black buck received from Chhatbir Zoo in Punjab and one of a black buck in Bareilly were tested negative for the virus. On May 4, the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology said eight Asiatic lions in the Hyderabad zoo tested positive for Covid-19.

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Four test positive for Covid-19 in Saharanpur
1 year, 11 months ago

Four test positive for Covid-19 in Saharanpur

Hindustan Times  

Saharanpur district is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases these days. District surveillance officer Dr Shivanka Gaur said among the 16 active cases, three are from Chandigarh, Haridwar and other locations who arrived here and tested positive during ongoing testing at public places. Dr Gaur said the health department conducts 1,000 to 1,100 tests per day at railway station, bus …

Vir Das tests positive for Covid-19 before Gujarat show: ‘Woke up with symptoms’
2 years, 9 months ago

Vir Das tests positive for Covid-19 before Gujarat show: ‘Woke up with symptoms’

Hindustan Times  

Actor and comedian Vir Das shared a picture of a Covid-19 rapid testing kit on his Instagram handle. I hope you’ll come back on the new dates.” Vir Das tests positive for Covid-19. Get well soon.” Comedian Sharul Channa said, “You have a double degree in Covid now too. Feel better,” another one dropped “Get well soon.” Earlier this year …

COVID-19 vaccination no longer mandated at Adelaide Zoo but masks required for up-close animal experiences
2 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19 vaccination no longer mandated at Adelaide Zoo but masks required for up-close animal experiences

ABC  

From tomorrow Zoos SA will no longer require patrons to be vaccinated, but it will require people taking part in up-close animal experiences to wear masks to prevent the creatures from catching COVID-19. Key points: COVID-19 vaccination will no longer be required at the Adelaide Zoo or Monarto Safari Park from tomorrow Some "animal experiences" will still be cancelled For …

Omicron has been detected in New York deer. Here are a few more animals that have contracted COVID-19
3 years, 1 month ago

Omicron has been detected in New York deer. Here are a few more animals that have contracted COVID-19

ABC  

US researchers have detected the Omicron COVID-19 variant in deer on New York's Staten Island, the first time the strain has been found in a wild animal. According to the South China Morning Post, the dog had returned a "weak positive" and contracted the virus from its 60-year-old owner, who had tested positive for COVID-19. The cat's owner got sick …

Omicron found in deer: Previous cases of COVID in animals, impact on humans
3 years, 1 month ago

Omicron found in deer: Previous cases of COVID in animals, impact on humans

Firstpost  

In August, the US government said it found the world’s first cases of COVID-19 in wild deer in Ohio, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive for the disease The discovery of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in a white-tailed deer in New York has left scientists concerned that the deer species could become host of a …

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh tested positive for Covid-19
3 years, 2 months ago

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh tested positive for Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. In addition to the defence minister, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Karnataka counterpart Basavaraj Bommai and BJP president J.P. Nadda also tested positive. I request everyone who have recently come in my contact to isolate themselves and get tested.” Bihar Chief Minister’s office announced, “Chief …

Covid-19 Hits Maharashtra Assembly As Two Ministers, 53 Others Test Positive
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 Hits Maharashtra Assembly As Two Ministers, 53 Others Test Positive

ABP News  

Mumbai: The winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly has been hit by Covid-19, with at least 55 people, including two ministers and one MLA, testing positive for the virus. I learned today that I tested positive for COVID-19 after first feeling symptoms yesterday evening. On Tuesday, Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad tweeted that she tested positive for coronavirus. "I …

Eight big cats test Covid-19 positive in US zoo: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Eight big cats test Covid-19 positive in US zoo: Report

Hindustan Times  

Days after a pet dog in the UK tested positive for Covid-19, now eight big cats in a zoo in the United States detected positive for coronavirus. Citing St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Hill reported that the infected cats include two African lions, two snow leopards, an Amur tiger, a puma, and two jaguars. Apart from them, none of the other …

8 big cats at St. Louis Zoo test positive for COVID
3 years, 4 months ago

8 big cats at St. Louis Zoo test positive for COVID

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Two African lions and six other big cats at the St. Louis Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that zoo officials said Thursday that the animals are expected to make a full recovery. Most of the infected cats showed no signs of illness, zoo officials said, but a few had a decreased …

Four lions at Singapore zoo test positive for Covid-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Four lions at Singapore zoo test positive for Covid-19

India Today  

Four Asiatic lions at a Singapore zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 after coming in contact with infected staff, according to a news report. "All the lions remain bright, alert and are eating well," the Channel News Asia report quoted Dr Sonja Luz, vice president of conservation, research and veterinary at Mandai Wildlife Group, the zoo operator, as saying. "This …

Denver Zoo reports world’s first coronavirus cases in hyenas
3 years, 4 months ago

Denver Zoo reports world’s first coronavirus cases in hyenas

Associated Press  

DENVER — Two hyenas at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed cases among the animals worldwide, a national veterinary lab announced Friday. Samples from a variety of animals at the zoo, including the spotted hyenas, were tested after several lions at the facility became ill, according to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. Zoo officials …

China kills 3 housecats that tested positive for COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

China kills 3 housecats that tested positive for COVID-19

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A city in northern China …

Lions, tigers in US zoo test presumptive positive for Covid
3 years, 5 months ago

Lions, tigers in US zoo test presumptive positive for Covid

India TV News  

All of the lions and tigers living in the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. have tested presumptive positive for COVID-19, it was announced in a statement. In the statement on Friday, the zoo, which is one the oldest in the US, fecal samples for all the big cats, including six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers, …

All The Lions And Tigers At D.C.'s National Zoo Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

All The Lions And Tigers At D.C.'s National Zoo Have Tested Positive For COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The lions and tigers at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., have tested positive for COVID-19. Six African lions, a Sumatran tiger and two Amur tigers all received “presumptive positive” results for the coronavirus, the zoo announced in a Friday press release. Luke is one of several lions who tested positive for the coronavirus at the National …

Two rare Sumatran tigers recovering after catching Covid-19 in Indonesia
3 years, 7 months ago

Two rare Sumatran tigers recovering after catching Covid-19 in Indonesia

India Today  

Two rare Sumatran tigers at the zoo in the Indonesian capital are recovering after being infected with COVID-19. Swabs were taken and results came back positive for COVID-19, Suzi Marsitawati from the Jakarta Parks and Forestry Agency said in a statement on Sunday. Read: On eve of World Environment Day, list of 1,500 plant species conserved in Uttarakhand released A …

2 rare Sumatran tigers recovering after catching COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

2 rare Sumatran tigers recovering after catching COVID-19

India TV News  

Two rare Sumatran tigers at the zoo in the Indonesian capital are recovering after being infected with COVID-19. Swabs were taken and results came back positive for COVID-19, Suzi Marsitawati from the Jakarta Parks and Forestry Agency said in a statement on Sunday. Sumatran tigers are the most critically endangered tiger subspecies and are under increasing pressure as their jungle …

Endangered Sumatran tigers recovering from COVID in Jakarta zoo
3 years, 7 months ago

Endangered Sumatran tigers recovering from COVID in Jakarta zoo

Al Jazeera  

In Indonesia, two male Sumatran tigers are recovering from coronavirus after testing positive in mid-July, with officials trying to determine how they were infected. Jakarta city officials say two critically endangered male Sumatran tigers at a zoo in Indonesia’s capital tested positive for coronavirus but are expected to recover. “Their appetites have returned and they are back to being active.” …

Ramil the snow leopard tests positive for the coronavirus at the San Diego Zoo
3 years, 7 months ago

Ramil the snow leopard tests positive for the coronavirus at the San Diego Zoo

LA Times  

Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the zoo said Friday. “We can assure you the snow leopard and the Amur leopards who share his habitat are receiving excellent care,” Dwight Scott, the zoo’s executive director, said in a statement. The zoo says it’s unclear how the snow leopard was …

US Oakland Zoo vaccinates animals against COVID
3 years, 8 months ago

US Oakland Zoo vaccinates animals against COVID

India TV News  

US Oakland Zoo has inoculated some of its animals against Covid-19 this week using an experimental vaccine formulated for animals, according to a media report. The list of animals to receive a shot was selected because of their unique vulnerability for contracting Covid-19, according to Alex Herman, Vice President of veterinary services at Oakland Zoo, the Xinhua news agency reported. …

Lioness tests COVID positive in Sri Lanka zoo
3 years, 8 months ago

Lioness tests COVID positive in Sri Lanka zoo

India TV News  

Days after a lion tested positive for Covid-19 in Colombo's Dehiwala Zoo, a lioness at the same facility has also been infected with the virus, the State Veterinary Surgeons' Association of Sri Lanka said. Secretary of the State Veterinary Surgeons' Association, Nuwan Hewagamage, said on Thursday that the 12-year-old lioness 'Sheena' had tested positive for the virus following medical tests …

Chennai: Lions at Arignar Anna Zoological Park infected with Delta variant of Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

Chennai: Lions at Arignar Anna Zoological Park infected with Delta variant of Covid-19

India Today  

Nine lions housed at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai tested positive for Covid-19 on June 3. As per the results of genome sequencing done at NIHSAD, Bhopal, all four samples were infected with the Delta or B.1.617.2 variant of Covid-19. Analysis of the sequences shows that all four sequences belong to Pangolin lineage B.1.617.2 and are of the …

Another lion dies at Chennai zoo due to Covid-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Another lion dies at Chennai zoo due to Covid-19

India Today  

A male lion in Vandalur zoo on the outskirts of Chennai died due to Covid-19 on Wednesday morning. According to a press release issued by the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, the lion died on June 16 around 10:15 am. According to a press release issued by Vandalur Zoo on May 26, five lions housed in the Safari Park Area …

12 Ranchi zoo big cats test negative for coronavirus
3 years, 9 months ago

12 Ranchi zoo big cats test negative for coronavirus

Hindustan Times  

The samples of seven Royal Bengal tigers and five other big cats at the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park here have tested negative for Covid-19, a senior zoo official said on Saturday. Representational: The animals whose samples were tested include tigers Java, Malik, Gauri, Laxmi, Saraswati and Kavery, The samples of tiger Shiva, which had died on June 3 following prolonged …

After tiger's death at Ranchi zoo, 12 big cats in the clear after negative Covid tests
3 years, 9 months ago

After tiger's death at Ranchi zoo, 12 big cats in the clear after negative Covid tests

India Today  

The samples of seven Royal Bengal tigers and five other big cats at the Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Ranchi have tested negative for Covid-19, a senior zoo official said on Saturday. The felines' samples were sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute at Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh amid reports of several big cats in captivity testing positive for the …

Elephants at Mudumalai camp tested for Covid-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Elephants at Mudumalai camp tested for Covid-19

India TV News  

Swabs of 28 captive elephants at a camp in the district on Tuesday have been taken for testing, days after a lioness succumbed to COVID-19 and nine others in the pride tested positive for the infection at a Zoo in Chennai. Forest minister K Ramachandran ordered samples to be collected from all the elephants and send them to the Indian …

A single district in Maharashtra saw 8000 Covid cases in May among children: Reports
3 years, 9 months ago

A single district in Maharashtra saw 8000 Covid cases in May among children: Reports

Op India  

The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has apprehended the citizens of Maharashtra in yet another lockdown. While still trying to battle the second wave, around 8000 children in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar were found Covid-19 positive in the month of May. In a 51 per cent rise in positive cases among children in just a month, over 75,000 children were infected …

Covid India: Asiatic lioness become first animal to die from infection in Chennai zoo
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid India: Asiatic lioness become first animal to die from infection in Chennai zoo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A nine-year old lioness has …

Infected Asiatic lion on antibiotic regimen; TN CM visits zoo
3 years, 9 months ago

Infected Asiatic lion on antibiotic regimen; TN CM visits zoo

India TV News  

The infected Asiatic lions at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, popularly known as Vandalur zoo here, have been quarantined and on a regimen of antibiotics and other prophylactic drugs. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, who visited the zoo on Sunday and took stock of the situation, directed the officials of Environment & Forest department and the facility to provide …

Covid-19 Infected Asiatic Lion on Antibiotic Regimen; Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Visits Zoo
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 Infected Asiatic Lion on Antibiotic Regimen; Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Visits Zoo

News 18  

The infected Asiatic lions at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, popularly known as Vandalur zoo here, have been quarantined and on a regimen of antibiotics and other prophylactic drugs. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who visited the zoo on Sunday and took stock of the situation, directed the officials of Environment & Forest department and the facility to …

TN CM Stalin visits Vandalur Zoo after Covid-19 outbreak in Asiatic lions
3 years, 9 months ago

TN CM Stalin visits Vandalur Zoo after Covid-19 outbreak in Asiatic lions

India Today  

Following reports of Asiatic lions testing positive for coronavirus, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin visited the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, on Sunday to take stock of the situation. MK Stalin, also Tamil Nadu’s Zoo Authority chairperson, directed environment and forest department and zoo officials to provide the best treatment to the infected lions. CM Stalin also instructed authorities …

All Felines in Ranchi Zoo Put to Covid-19 Test Post Tiger Shiva's Death
3 years, 9 months ago

All Felines in Ranchi Zoo Put to Covid-19 Test Post Tiger Shiva's Death

News 18  

All 21 felines in Jharkhand’s Ranchi Zoo – right from 1.3 years tiger cubs to 14-year-old Mallik – are undergoing Covid-19 test to rule out chances of infection in the wake of death of tiger Shiva down with fever for three days, an official said Saturday. The decision for mandatory Covid-19 test of felines was taken amid coronavirus scare though …

Jharkhand: All 21 felines in Ranchi Zoo undergo Covid-19 test post tiger Shiva's death
3 years, 9 months ago

Jharkhand: All 21 felines in Ranchi Zoo undergo Covid-19 test post tiger Shiva's death

India Today  

All 21 felines in Jharkhand's Ranchi Zoo - right from 1.3 years tiger cubs to 14-year-old Mallik- are undergoing Covid-19 test to rule out chances of infection in the wake of death of tiger Shiva down with fever for three days, an official said Saturday. The decision for mandatory Covid test of felines was taken amid coronavirus scare though 10-year-old …

After lioness dies in Chennai zoo, nine lions test positive for Covid-19
3 years, 9 months ago

After lioness dies in Chennai zoo, nine lions test positive for Covid-19

India Today  

A lioness in Vandalur zoo on the outskirts of Chennai is suspected to have died of Covid-19 infection. Vandalur zoo authorities said, "As per the laboratory test results furnished by the Institute, samples in respect of nine lions of the 11 sent, have tested positive for SARS COV-2. Vandalur zoo authorities said the in-house veterinary team is closely monitoring the …

All 8 Covid-19 positive Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo recover
3 years, 9 months ago

All 8 Covid-19 positive Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo recover

India Today  

Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Park, who had tested positive for Covid-19, have recovered and are being considered negative now. "According to the Covid-19 protocol, the lions are being considered negative for the virus, as the infection was detected more than 14 days ago," The News Minute quoted officials as saying. On May 4, India Today had reported …

'No Intake of Food': Officials Worried as Condition of Two Covid Positive Lionesses at Etawah Lion Safari Deteriorates
3 years, 9 months ago

'No Intake of Food': Officials Worried as Condition of Two Covid Positive Lionesses at Etawah Lion Safari Deteriorates

News 18  

The condition of two lionesses at Etawah Lion Safari who had tested positive for Covid-19 is not getting any better, claimed officials adding that they havent eat their food for a few days as well. While giving information about the health of the two lionesses, KK Singh, director of Etawah Safari Park, said that both have stopped taking food, hence …

After Hyderabad, Two Lionesses at Etawah Safari Park in UP Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years, 10 months ago

After Hyderabad, Two Lionesses at Etawah Safari Park in UP Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Two lionesses have tested positive for COVID-19 at Etawah Safari Park in Uttar Pradesh. The possibility of animals contracting Covid-19 first came to light when a four-year-old female tiger ‘Nadia’ & six others tested positive at Bronx Zoo in New York City in April last year. It is believed that Covid-19 is a zoonotic disease, meaning it came to humans …

Rajiv Gandhi zoo masterplan in the works despite Covid interruption
3 years, 10 months ago

Rajiv Gandhi zoo masterplan in the works despite Covid interruption

Hindustan Times  

The master plan for redevelopment of the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park and Wildlife Research Centre has been put to work in phase one and two simultaneously but has fallen behind schedule due to restrictions imposed by Covid-19. Rainbow formed from sprinkler water sprays and sunlight as lion Pawan sits in an enclosure at Rajiv Gandhi Zoo, Katraj in Pune, May …

Lion at Etawah Safari Park tests COVID positive
3 years, 10 months ago

Lion at Etawah Safari Park tests COVID positive

India TV News  

A lion at the Etawah Safari Park has tested positive for COVID-19 and another was suspected to have caught the infection, three days after eight Asiatic lions in Hyderabad were found infected with the virus. "Sixteen samples of 14 Asiatic lions at the Etawah Safari Park had been sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute for RT-PCR tests for COVID-19. …

Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo infected with SARS-CoV2, not Covid: Govt
3 years, 10 months ago

Asiatic lions in Hyderabad zoo infected with SARS-CoV2, not Covid: Govt

India TV News  

Eight Asiatic lions housed in Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad have tested positive for SARS-CoV2 virus, causing respiratory distress in them. "On the 24th April 2021 with an abundance of caution, Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, shared samples.for eight Asiatic lions housed in the Zoo that had showed signs of respiratory distress," a statement issued by the ministry said. "Based on detailed …

In a first in India, 8 Asiatic lions test positive for Covid-19 in Hyderabad zoo
3 years, 10 months ago

In a first in India, 8 Asiatic lions test positive for Covid-19 in Hyderabad zoo

India Today  

Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Park have tested positive for Covid-19. We have shared SOPs with the zoo which they are asked to follow while feeding and taking care of the wild,” Dr Rakesh Mishra, the CCMB director told India Today. This method would be useful in future as every time it is not possible to collect saliva …

USA: Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for Covid-19
3 years, 10 months ago

USA: Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for Covid-19

India Today  

Otters at Georgia Aquarium in the USA’s Atlanta city have tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement by the aquarium on Facebook. "They began exhibiting mild respiratory symptoms such as sneezing, runny noses and mild lethargy, and some began coughing,” the aquarium stated. Our Asian small-clawed otters have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/Ig34EoZSvK — …

WHO confirms possibility of Covid-19 transmission from humans to cats, dogs, tigers
3 years, 11 months ago

WHO confirms possibility of Covid-19 transmission from humans to cats, dogs, tigers

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organisation confirms the possibility of transmission of Covid-19 from humans to cats, dogs, minks, raccoon dogs, lions and tigers, WHO representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Monday. REUTERS/Sayed Sheasha "The Covid-19 virus spreads mainly through human-to-human transmission, but there is evidence of human-to-animal transmission as it is a zoonotic virus," Vujnovic said in an interview to …

Telangana Village Wedding Turns Super-spreader as 87 Guests Test Covid-19 Positive; All in Home Isolation
3 years, 11 months ago

Telangana Village Wedding Turns Super-spreader as 87 Guests Test Covid-19 Positive; All in Home Isolation

News 18  

Eighty-seven people tested Covid-19 positive on Monday after attending a wedding ceremony in Telangana’s Nizamabad district. On Sunday, the Nizamabad district of Telangana reported 96 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours. Telangana as a whole reported 1,097 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths in 24 hours on Sunday. Telangana reported 1,097 fresh COVID-19 cases pushing the tally to over 3.13 …

WHO report says animals likely source of COVID
3 years, 11 months ago

WHO report says animals likely source of COVID

India TV News  

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely”, according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press. A World Health Organisation official said late last week that he expected it would be …

Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal tests positive for COVID-19, says 'no reason to worry'
4 years ago

Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal tests positive for COVID-19, says 'no reason to worry'

Firstpost  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. Earlier this month, Maharashtra ministers Anil Deshmukh, Rajendra Shingne, Jayant Patil, Rajesh Tope, Satej Patil and Bachchu Kadu tested positive for the disease. Last year, over 12 state ministers, including Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, contracted the viral infection. On Sunday, Maharashtra …

Coronaviruses linked to Covid-19 circulating in bats and pangolins in Southeast Asia, study finds
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronaviruses linked to Covid-19 circulating in bats and pangolins in Southeast Asia, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Coronaviruses similar to that which causes Covid-19 may be circulating in …

Now South Korea offers covid-19 tests for pets
4 years, 1 month ago

Now South Korea offers covid-19 tests for pets

Live Mint  

Pet cats and dogs with a fever, cough or breathing difficulties will be offered coronavirus tests if they have been exposed to carriers, the Seoul metropolitan government said Monday. "Starting today, the Seoul metropolitan government will offer coronavirus tests for pet dogs and cats," Park Yoo-mi, a Seoul city official handling disease control, told reporters. Animals that test positive will …

World Health Organization team in China says COVID-19 probably came from animals, but no evidence it originated in bats
4 years, 1 month ago

World Health Organization team in China says COVID-19 probably came from animals, but no evidence it originated in bats

ABC  

The World Health Organization team in the Chinese city of Wuhan says viruses similar to SARS-CoV-2 can be found in many animals, but they have been unable to find direct evidence of animal-human transmission. Key points: Bats and pangolins could possibly be the reservoir due to high similarities of genetic sequence But there was no evidence to suggest their coronavirus …

South Korea's Seoul Launches Covid-19 Tests for Pets After Kitten Tests Positive for Infection
4 years, 1 month ago

South Korea's Seoul Launches Covid-19 Tests for Pets After Kitten Tests Positive for Infection

News 18  

Pet cats and dogs with a fever, cough or breathing difficulties will be offered coronavirus tests if they have been exposed to carriers, the Seoul metropolitan government said Monday. “Starting today, the Seoul metropolitan government will offer coronavirus tests for pet dogs and cats,” Park Yoo-mi, a Seoul city official handling disease control, told reporters. Tests will be limited to …

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