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Tiger at Bronx Zoo in New York Tests Positive for Coronavirus

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A tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus, federal officials confirmed on Sunday, April 5.The big cat named Nadia is believed to have been infected by a zoo employee who hadn’t yet shown symptoms of the respiratory illness.

It’s believed to be the first animal in the U.S. to test positive for the novel virus.“Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo, has tested positive for COVID-19.

She, her sister Azul, two Amur tigers, and three African lions had developed a dry cough and all are expected to recover,” according to a statement from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Sunday, April 5.The zoo has been closed to the public since March 16 as the coronavirus pandemic spread rapidly in New

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