Two lionesses at UP’s Etawah Lion Safari contract COVID-19

Lucknow: After eight Asiatic lions had tested positive for COVID-19 at Hyderabad zoo, two lionesses have tested positive at Etawah Lion Safari in Uttar Pradesh.

Both the big cats Gauri and Jennifer have been placed in isolation.

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According to the safari administration, the condition of both lionesses is reportedly stable. Etawah Lion Safari Director K.K Singh said both the lionesses had been suffering from fever since April 30.

Blood and faeces’ samples of both the lionesses were sent for examination to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly May 3. On May 6 evening, both lionesses were confirmed to have contracted COVID-19.

IANS