Ten goats were tested for COVID-19 in the village of Godekere, Karnataka, India after two farmers tested positive for the virus.

Footage filmed on June 30 shows officials from Animal Husbandry department, wearing PPE, collecting samples from 10 goats.

KG Nandish, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry department, Tumkur said: "The goats were showing symptoms for respiratory illnesses, it's common during this season. The chances of an animal contracting the virus are almost nill, till today there hasn't been any record of this. Since the farmers tested positive and goats were showing respiratory issues we collected 10 samples and five have been sent to the Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals, five more have been sent to the National Institute for high-risk animal diseases in Bhopal."

The forty-seven goats were quarantined as a precautionary measure.

After two shepherd from Godakere village in Tumkur district, Karnataka, India, tested positive for COVID-19, people in the village panicked.

So, officials from the Animal husbandry department wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) went to the village on June 30 and collected samples from 10 of the 47 goats and sheep in the herd.

Villagers said the sheep and goat had been exhibiting respiratory problems.

"There is zero chance of an animal contracting this virus from a human. But since the shepherd tested positive and the sheep and goat are showing respiratory issues we took samples from 10 animals. We are testing them for different infections including Corona," said KG Nandish, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry department, Tumkur.

The villagers initially opposed the team fearing they would cull the animals. Buy the team convinced them that they would take only samples from the animals, which have now been quarantined.