Dehiwala Zoo

A 12-year-old lioness has been tested positive for Covid-19 in Colombo's Dehiwala Zoo in Sri Lanka. Informing the development, Secretary of the State Veterinary Surgeons' association, Nuwan Hewangamage said that before the lioness 'Sheena' a male lion called 'Thor' had also been found positive for the virus a week ago. However, the 11-year-old lion recovered and his keepers had been advised to be quarantined for two-week.