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Four lions at the Spanish zoo tested positive for COVID-19

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2020-12-09 08:42

On the 8th local time, Reuters reported that four lions at the Barcelona Zoo in Spain tested positive for the new crown. This is the second known case of COVID-19 in the world after tigers and lions at the Bronx Zoo in New York in April.

Keepers had previously noticed that three 16-year-old female lions and a 4-year-old male lion at the zoo showed mild COVID-19 symptoms, and then tested four lions positive for COVID-19. After the treatment, the lion's physical condition was much better. At the same time, two staff members of the zoo also tested positive for COVID-19. Authorities are investigating how lions contract covid-19. In April, at the Bronx Zoo in New York, USA, a four-year-old tiger was confirmed to be infected with the new crown virus, which was the first case of tiger infection in the world.

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