The lion ‘Thor’, who tested positive for Covid in the Dehiwala Zoo, is believed to have been infected with the virus by an asymptomatic person, said Sunil Chandra, a senior professor in the Department of Microbiology at the Ragama Medical Faculty. The Ragama Medical Faculty conducted tests on lions that were found to be infected with Covid-19 at the Dehiwala Zoo. It has now been confirmed that the first identified lion, Thor, was infected with the alpha genus. The professor said that it was suspected that the lion’s den was also infected with the alpha genus. More than 100 PCR staff at the Dehiwala Zoo tested the corona virus on lions, and only one person was diagnosed with the virus.

Source: The Nation July 06, 2021 05:37 UTC