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WASHINGTON: The US Coronavirus outbreak continues to grow. Meanwhile, a case of a tigress being infected with the coronavirus has been reported at the New York Zoo. It is being told that the virus infection has reached the tigress through an employee of the zoo. It is reported to be the first known case of corona being infected by an animal.
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According to the latest information, 1200 people have died in 24 hours due to Coronavirus in America. While the total number of dead has crossed 9000. However, a case of tigress being infected with corona has been reported from the Bronx Zoo in New York. According to the officials, the infection in the tigress is from an employee of the zoo itself. The tigress sample was tested at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory of the US Department of Agriculture.
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The Wildlife Conservation Society of the Bronx Zoo has informed the media through a release that one of its employees who works for tiger care was infected with Corona, due to which the four-year-old tigress also succumbed to the infection. has gone. However, the Bronx Zoo was closed to the general public on March 1. The society said tigress Nadia and five other tigers and lions present at the zoo had their samples taken after symptoms of shortness of breath.