Two Sumatran tigers were infected with Covid-19 at a zoo in Jakarta, Indonesian authorities said Sunday (August 1), who are investigating how the critically endangered animals became ill.
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Nine-year-old Tino and 12-year-old Hari tested positive in mid-July after showing flu-like symptoms, difficulty breathing and loss of appetite.
The two males, who received treatment, are already on the mend.
“
Both animals are now healthy,
” Suzi Marsitawati, head of the Jakarta Parks and Forest Service, said in a statement.
"
Their appetite has returned to normal and they are active again
."
Ragunan Zoo has been closed since June as cases of Covid-19 skyrocket across the country.
“
We tracked down all the nurses and zookeepers (in contact with the tigers) and at the time they were sick no one was infected with Covid-19,
” Suzi Marsitawati said.
"
So we are still trying to find the source
."
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Indonesia is working to control the spread of Covid-19 in the face of the deadliest wave since the start of the pandemic, caused by the highly contagious Delta variant.
The country has recorded more than 3.4 million cases and 94,119 deaths from the virus, but the official toll is probably underestimated, due to low testing rates.
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