Nadia, a 4-year-old female tiger at the Bronx Zoo, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Along with several other big cats at the popular New York zoo, Nadia was tested for COVID-19 after developing a persistent dry cough. She and the other cats are expected to recover. (RELATED: Tucker Carlson Airs Report Claiming Coronavirus ‘Probably Originated From A Laboratory In Wuhan’)
“A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for Covid-19. 6 other tigers and lions at the zoo are also showing symptoms. Believed to have been infected by an asymptomatic zoo worker. All doing well. To my knowledge, this is the first animal to test positive in the U.S.,” National Geographic reporter Natasha Daly tweeted.
BREAKING: A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for Covid-19. 6 other tigers and lions at the zoo are also showing symptoms. Believed to have been infected by an asymptomatic zoo worker. All doing well. To my knowledge, this is the first animal to test positive in the U.S.
— Natasha Daly (@natashaldaly) April 5, 2020
A 4-year-old female tiger at @BronxZoo named Nadia has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the @TheWCS. pic.twitter.com/nLJwlHFNIO
— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) April 5, 2020
The USDA is recommending that infected people keep a safe distance not just from other people but from animals as well, including pets.
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19.
The @USDA says that while this is the first case of its kind, “anyone sick with COVID-19 should restrict contact with animals, out of an abundance of caution, including pets…”
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— Ursula Perano (@UrsulaPerano) April 5, 2020
Nadia is reportedly the first animal in the United States to test positive for the virus.