Lioness at Dehiwala Zoo tests COVID positive

A lioness at the Dehiwala Zoo was found to have tested positive for COVID-19, the State Veterinary Surgeons' Association-Sri Lanka Secretary, Dr.Nuwan Hewagamage said.

He said that the 12-year-old lioness 'Sheena' has tested positive to COVID-19 following medical tests performed on her after a lion tested positive to COVID-19 recently.

Earlier, an eleven-year-old lion, 'Thor', which was gifted by a zoo in Seoul in 2013, was found positive for the COVID virus, becoming the first known case of an animal contracting it in the country.

The lion, however, has recovered thanks to medical treatment. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)