Philadelphia Zoo Taking Precautions After Bronx Zoo Tiger Contracts COVID-19

Jessica Kartalija reports.

70 DEGREES.IN THE BAD AT ALL.NOW BACK TO YOU.NOT BAD AT ALL THANKS VERYMUCH.YOU MAY REMEMBER WE TOLDYOU HOW TIGER AT BRONX ZOO WASRECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITHCOVID-19 RAISING CONCERNS ASTO WHETHER PETS AND OTHERANIMALS CAN TRANSMIT THEVIRUS.JESSICA JOINS US FROM HER HOMEWITH WHAT STAFF ATPHILADELPHIA ZOO ARE DOING TOENSURE THAT THE ANIMALS THERESTAY SAFE, HEY THERE PARTNER.HELLO THERE THERE IS SOMUCH ABOUT THIS WE JUST DON'TKNOW, UKEE.IT IS UNCLEAR HOW THAT TIGERCONTRACTED THE VIRUS.WE DO KNOW ONE OF THE PEOPLEWORKING WITH THE TIGER DIDHAVE IT BUT WE DON'T NECESSITYHOW IT WAS TRANSMIT TODD NADIATHE TIGER AT BRONX ZOO.SHE'S FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OFTHE WILD OR DOMESTIC CAT TOCOME DOWN WITH THE DISEASE.SINCE SHE WAS DIAGNOSED SIXOTHER LIONS AND TIGERS HAVESHOWED SYMPTOMS OF THECORONAVIRUS BUT THEYFORTUNATELY ARE EXPECT TOLEAST COVER.I ASKED DOCTOR A VET ATPHILADELPHIA ZOO, WHAT THEYARE DOING TO PROTECT TIGERSHERE AS WELL AS THE OTHERANIMALS THERE.WE THOUGHT THAT IT WITHINBEST TO IMPLEMENT SOMEPRECAUTIONS FOR OUR BATS ANDFOR OUR PRIMATES.AFTER DOING SOME FURTHERREADING WE ALSO REALIZE THATHAD THERE WAS A POTENTIAL THATTHIS VIRUS COULD ACTUALLYINFECT A CAT.SO STARTING SOME WEEKS AGO WEACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED WHAT WEMIGHT CALL SOCIAL DISTANCINGFOR THE ZOO KEEPERS AND THEIRANIMALS FOR THOSE THREEGROUPS, THE PRIMATES, BATS ANDTHE CATS.NOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ABUSINESSAL QUESTIONS BURR PETSOR YOU ARE CONCERN ABOUT THERISK OF COVID-19 IN CATSSPECIFICALLY THE CDC HASHELPFUL INFORMATION ON THEWEBSITE, UKEE I KNOW HE HAVELOTS OF CATS AT HOME.I HAVE TO GIVE THEM A CALL,