More tigers and lions test positive at US zoo

Another seven big cats have been confirmed as having COVID-19 at a zoo in the US.

Four tigers and three African lions have been diagnosed at the Bronx Zoo in New York, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs the zoo.

The animals were tested after a four-year-old Malayan tiger called Nadia developed a dry cough and loss of appetite in March.

The zoo said the animals are all doing well, behaving normally and eating well.

The zoo said the animals were thought to have been infected by a member of staff who showed no symptoms at the time.

Measures had been put in place to prevent further exposure to the disease, they added.

It comes after two domestic cats became the first pets in New York to test positive for the virus.

The cats, from different parts of the state, had mild respiratory illness and were expected to fully recover.

Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has said animals and pets can get the coronavirus but there was no evidence they could transmit it to humans.

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