Nine lions have tested positive for COVID-19 at a zoo in southern India.

Vets were called to the park in Vandalur in the state of Tamil Nadu after one of the zoo's 12 lions died on June 3. Tests showed the lioness had been infected with COVID-19.

They carried out tests on the remaining big cats which revealed that nine of the animals had coronavirus.

The zoo separated the healthy lions and began treating the infected animals.

According to the zoo, the felines are being closely monitored and some are already responding to treatment.

9 Lions tested positive for SARS -COV-2(covid) in a zoological park in Tamilnadu South India

Location : Zoological park Vandalur Tamilnadu South India.

In Arignar anna zoological park is there are 12 lions maintained out of which one lioness died on 3 rd of June reporting on a nasal discharge on the previous day. Results revealed that the lioness died due to the covid infections. After that all the lions are tested for the Covid virus infection. In that 9 lions results turned to be positive. All of them are separated from the healthy lions and are treated by the expert vet team. Two old lions are responding to the treatment. A team of doctors are continuously monitoring the lions according to a zoo officials