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Two critically endangered male Sumatran tigers at a zoo in Jakarta tested positive for the coronavirus but are expected to recover, city officials said on Sunday.  Nine-year-old Tino and 12-year-old Hari were receiving medication and under close observation by veterinarians at Ragunan Zoo, the head of Jakarta Parks and Urban Forest Agency, Suzi Marsitawati, said.
Tino began to show symptoms including sneezing, breathing difficulties, and decrease in appetite on July 9. Two days later, Hari started exhibiting the same issues.
Marsitawati said samples taken from the cats on July 14 tested positive for the virus.
The two critically endangered big cats are believed to be Indonesia’s first known cases of animals contracting the virus. 
“The two tigers had received medication, including antibiotics, and multivitamins, since they began showing symptoms. After 12 days of medications, their conditions began to improve and they are expected to recover,” Marsitawati said. 
She added in a statement that the zoo was still trying to trace how the tigers were exposed, since the zoo was closed under the city’s movement restrictions when the big cats started showing symptoms.
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02/08/2021
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