Tiger at New York
Zoo Tests Positive
for Coronavirus After developing a cough, a tiger
at the Bronx Zoo in New York
tested positive for coronavirus. According to CNN, the 4-year-old
female tiger, Nadia, is the first of her
kind to test positive for the virus. According to the USDA,
five other tigers and lions
at the zoo have also shown
symptoms of respiratory illness. Bronx zoo, via statement Bronx zoo, via statement According to the zoo, the animals
were infected by a caretaker who was
"asymptomatically infected with the virus." The USDA advises those who
are sick to minimize contact
with animals and pets until
more is known about COVID-19.