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Two 11-week-old white tiger cubs that died at Lahore Zoo last month appear to have died of Covid-19, officials said. An autopsy found the cubs' lungs were badly damaged and they were suffering from severe infection, with pathologists concluding they died from Covid-19.
Although no PCR test for the novel coronavirus was conducted, zoo deputy director Kiran Saleem told Reuters the zoo believes the cubs were the victims of the pandemic that has killed 12,276 people in Pakistan.
“After their death, the zoo administration conducted tests of all officials, and six were tested positive, including one official who handled the cubs,” Saleem said.
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