President Droupadi Murmu said on Monday that the concept of 'one health' is gaining importance across the world, and emphasised the use of technology to empower veterinary hospitals across the country.
In India no animal species has been found COVID-19 positive so far but there have been reports of a tiger at Bronx zoo in New York and a few other pets - particularly cats and dogs - in Hong Kong testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus, the cause of Coronavirus.
With the deaths of two more lions over the weekend, the total toll among the Asiatic lions in Gir forest has touched 16 since the middle of September.
