Samples collected from elephants to test for COVID-19
The Hindu
TIRUCHI A Forest Department veterinary team collected swab samples for COVID-19 tests from six captive animals housed in the Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at M.R. Palayam in the district o
TIRUCHI A Forest Department veterinary team collected swab samples for COVID-19 tests from six captive animals housed in the Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at M.R. Palayam in the district on Friday. The tests for the elephants were conducted as a sequel to the death of one of the lions at the Vandalur Zoological Park near Chennai due to COVID-19 and a few other lions having tested positive for the viral infection recently. The veterinary team led by A. Sukumar, Forest Veterinary Officer, Coimbatore, arrived at the Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre adjoining the Tiruchi - Chennai national highway in the morning to collect the swabs from the six elephants - 'Malachi', 'Indhu', 'Sandhya', 'Jayanthi', 'Gomathi' and 'Jameela'.
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