Covid-19: Delhi zoo sends animal samples, including a lion, to IVRI
The National Zoological Park recently witnessed the birth of a hippopotamus calf and an infant Hamadryas Baboon, said Ramesh Pandey, director of the zoo
Delhi zoo director Ramesh Pandey said on Friday that all government protocols are being followed at the zoo. (Photo Source:
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Samples of animals, including a lion, at Delhi’s National Zoological Park (NZP) have been sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly days after eight Asiatic lions at the Hyderabad zoo tested positive for Covid-19.
Delhi zoo director Ramesh Pandey said on Friday that all government protocols are being followed at the zoo.
“The sanitisation drills never stopped in the NZP since after Covid-19 phase. The NZP went through avian influenza sanitisation drills and now all protocols are similarly being continued for Covid,” he said.
“We are vigilant and doing the needful. Samples of some of the animals, including a lion, had been sent to IVRI. Nothing adverse has been informed or reported so far. Detailed reports are awaited,” Pandey said.
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