(CNN) Two lions at the Etawah Safari Park in the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh have tested positive for Covid-19, according to officials at the park. The samples were sent for testing after both the lions were found to have high temperatures. They have been kept in self-isolation with their health being monitored regularly. This comes after eight lions had tested positive for the same at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad earlier this week. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change had previously stated that based on experience with other zoo animals who had also tested positive for Covid-19 across the globe, there is "no factual evidence that animals can transmit the disease to humans any further.

Source: CNN May 08, 2021 08:48 UTC