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Chilean Zoo Jabs Bengal Tiger, Orangutan Against COVID-19
Bengal tiger Charly and Bornean orangutan Sandai, both members of endangered species, have received coronavirus vaccines at a Chilean zoo in a Latin American first.
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Risk Of New Variants Arising When Animals Catch Coronavirus From Humans
The findings of a new study suggest that when animals catch COVID-19 from humans, new SARS-CoV-2 variants can arise.
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Lions At Croatia Zoo Catch Covid From Their Keeper
Two lions at Zagreb zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 that they had contracted from their keeper, officials said on Wednesday. These are the first confirmed cases of the disease in zoo animals in Croatia, said the country's agriculture ministry.
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First Wuhan Covid Case Days Later Than Initially Reported: Scientist
The first case of Covid-19 identified in Wuhan, China and presented as such by the World Health Organization was actually days later than previously believed and at an animal market, a top scientist said in the journal Science Thursday.
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Thousands Of Covid-Like Infections Show Risk Of Next Pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of people may be infected annually by animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes Covid-19 each year in China and Southeast Asia, according to a study emphasizing the ongoing pandemic threat from spillover even
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PM Modi Hails Retired Army Major For Supporting Stray Animals During Covid
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded a retired army officer for supporting stray animals during the coronavirus pandemic, and said such an initiative was a source of inspiration for the society.
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Sri Lanka Seeks Indian Help To Treat Covid-Hit Lion
Sri Lanka's main zoo on Friday said it was seeking Indian help to treat a lion that tested positive for Covid-19 -- the first animal on the island known to be infected.
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Odisha Institute Develops Animal Models For Research On COVID-19
Scientists at the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) in Bhubaneshwar have developed animal models and a modern laboratory that will help in testing and evaluation of drugs and vaccine candidates for the novel coronavirus.
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Horses Starve To Death As Pandemic Hits Bangladesh Tourism
More than 20 horses have died of starvation in just one month at Bangladesh's most popular resort district, the animals' owners said Sunday, as the country's tourism industry reels from the pandemic's economic fallout.
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Lab Or Human Contact? US Intelligence Community Divided On COVID-19 Origin
The US intelligence community on Thursday acknowledged its agencies had two theories on where Covid originated, with two agencies believing it emerged naturally from human contact with infected animals and a third embracing a possible laboratory.
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Joe Biden Orders Intelligence Report On Covid Origins Within 90 Days
President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered US intelligence agencies to report to him in the next three months on whether the Covid-19 virus first emerged in China from an animal source or from a laboratory accident.
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Coronavirus Does Not Spread Through Animals: Centre
The government on Wednesday said that coronavirus spreads only through human-to-human transmission and not from animals.
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Google Doodle Urges People to ‘Wear Mask’ as Prevention Against COVID-19
A new Google doodle has been released to urge people to wear masks, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It says, “Wear a mask. Save lives.” Once you click on the Google doodle, you’ll also see detailed results about COVID-19 prevention.
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Covid Probably Passed From A Bat, Says WHO Experts' Report
A team of international experts will present details Tuesday of their findings from a mission to China, which concluded Covid-19 probably passed to humans from a bat via an intermediary animal, all but ruling out a laboratory leak.
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Coronavirus Lab Leak "Extremely Unlikely", Bats May Be Culprit: WHO
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is "extremely unlikely", the Associated Press reported on Monday.
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Chilean Zoo Jabs Bengal Tiger, Orangutan Against COVID-19
Bengal tiger Charly and Bornean orangutan Sandai, both members of endangered species, have received coronavirus vaccines at a Chilean zoo in a Latin American first.
-
Risk Of New Variants Arising When Animals Catch Coronavirus From Humans
The findings of a new study suggest that when animals catch COVID-19 from humans, new SARS-CoV-2 variants can arise.
-
Lions At Croatia Zoo Catch Covid From Their Keeper
Two lions at Zagreb zoo have tested positive for COVID-19 that they had contracted from their keeper, officials said on Wednesday. These are the first confirmed cases of the disease in zoo animals in Croatia, said the country's agriculture ministry.
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First Wuhan Covid Case Days Later Than Initially Reported: Scientist
The first case of Covid-19 identified in Wuhan, China and presented as such by the World Health Organization was actually days later than previously believed and at an animal market, a top scientist said in the journal Science Thursday.
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Thousands Of Covid-Like Infections Show Risk Of Next Pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of people may be infected annually by animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes Covid-19 each year in China and Southeast Asia, according to a study emphasizing the ongoing pandemic threat from spillover even
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PM Modi Hails Retired Army Major For Supporting Stray Animals During Covid
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded a retired army officer for supporting stray animals during the coronavirus pandemic, and said such an initiative was a source of inspiration for the society.
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Sri Lanka Seeks Indian Help To Treat Covid-Hit Lion
Sri Lanka's main zoo on Friday said it was seeking Indian help to treat a lion that tested positive for Covid-19 -- the first animal on the island known to be infected.
-
Odisha Institute Develops Animal Models For Research On COVID-19
Scientists at the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) in Bhubaneshwar have developed animal models and a modern laboratory that will help in testing and evaluation of drugs and vaccine candidates for the novel coronavirus.
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Horses Starve To Death As Pandemic Hits Bangladesh Tourism
More than 20 horses have died of starvation in just one month at Bangladesh's most popular resort district, the animals' owners said Sunday, as the country's tourism industry reels from the pandemic's economic fallout.
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Lab Or Human Contact? US Intelligence Community Divided On COVID-19 Origin
The US intelligence community on Thursday acknowledged its agencies had two theories on where Covid originated, with two agencies believing it emerged naturally from human contact with infected animals and a third embracing a possible laboratory.
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Joe Biden Orders Intelligence Report On Covid Origins Within 90 Days
President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered US intelligence agencies to report to him in the next three months on whether the Covid-19 virus first emerged in China from an animal source or from a laboratory accident.
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Coronavirus Does Not Spread Through Animals: Centre
The government on Wednesday said that coronavirus spreads only through human-to-human transmission and not from animals.
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Google Doodle Urges People to ‘Wear Mask’ as Prevention Against COVID-19
A new Google doodle has been released to urge people to wear masks, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It says, “Wear a mask. Save lives.” Once you click on the Google doodle, you’ll also see detailed results about COVID-19 prevention.
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Covid Probably Passed From A Bat, Says WHO Experts' Report
A team of international experts will present details Tuesday of their findings from a mission to China, which concluded Covid-19 probably passed to humans from a bat via an intermediary animal, all but ruling out a laboratory leak.
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Coronavirus Lab Leak "Extremely Unlikely", Bats May Be Culprit: WHO
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is "extremely unlikely", the Associated Press reported on Monday.
