4 More Tigers and 3 Lions Tested Positive for Coronavirus at Bronx Zoo: ‘All 8 Cats Continue to Do Well’
The zoo announced that 4-year-old tiger Nadia was the first big cat at its facility to test positive for COVID-19 on April 5
By Ashley Boucher
April 22, 2020 06:09 PM
Earlier this month, a tiger at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Nearly three weeks later, the zoo has announced that three more tigers and three lions that had been showing similar symptoms have also tested positive for the contagious virus. An additional tiger that had not shown symptoms also tested positive.
https://people.com/pets/4-more-tigers-3-lions-tested-positive-coronavirus-at-bronx-zoo/
“Education Won’t Be the Same After the Pandemic Passes”
- see https://reason.com/2020/04/22/education-wont-be-the-same-after-the-pandemic-passes/
VA
11 have died from virus at northern Virginia care facility
By MATTHEW BARAKAT
43 minutes ago
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A coronavirus outbreak at a northern Virginia long-term care facility has resulted in 11 deaths and dozens of illnesses over the past month.
The outbreak at Dulles Health and Rehab Center in Herndon began with a positive test for the coronavirus March 28, said Jeannie Adams, director of legal services for Commonwealth Care of Roanoke, which provides management and consulting services to the Herndon facility.
Since then, there have been 63 positive test results of patients at the facility. Of those, 47 are still receiving care there.
Adams said Wednesday that 19 staff members have also tested positive...
https://apnews.com/fe5c9497e2229defae3055df90e8c976
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TN
Unified-Command Releases New Data, Special Report on Nursing Homes
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | 01:49pm
Nashville, Tenn. — Today, Tennessee’s COVID-19 Unified-Command Group released new data on COVID-19 in the state’s long-term care facilities and outlined its action plan on how to prevent further cases and mitigate existing clusters within these facilities. Starting today, the Tennessee Department of Health will report the number of confirmed cases and COVID-19-related fatalities in all long-term care facilities across the state. The Department’s website will be updated every Friday at 2 p.m. CDT to provide this data.
Kevin “Lion Whisperer” Richardson who runs a lion/leopard/hyena sanctuary in South Africa recently did a youtube video on coronavirus in lions. Several of his “managed” rescue lions tested positive. He was initially concerned but the vet says lions can get the virus and not be affected much by it. Sometimes it can progress into pneumonia and kill the lion. One of Kevin’s lions, Bongani, did get ill with pneumonia and almost died, but through special diet and supplements they were able to save him. Here’s a link to this very educational episode, which shows Kevin’s very unique relationship with his sanctuary animals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkFZdzXp_9Y