Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for COVID-19.

The press release by Wildlife Conservation Society confirms that the female Malayan tiger has been tested positive for COVID-19.

The press release by Wildlife Conservation Society confirms that the female Malayan tiger has been tested positive for COVID-19.The release dated 5 April 2020 stated that after developing a dry cough in late March, Nadia a four-year-old Malayan tiger was tested for the coronavirus and it was found to be positive which was confirmed by USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory. It said that the tiger had started showing symptoms, including dry cough from late March after being exposed to the asymptomatic infected zoo-keeper.

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