₦airaland Forum

A video that went viral on social media showed the monkey thief in a tree. The attacked lab technician took video with his phone of the incident. After snatching the samples and other medical items, the video shows the monkey clambered up a nearby tree; that video, it also shows the animal gnawing on what look like surgical gloves.

The incident took place several days ago at the government-run Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College in Uttar Pradesh, a state in Northern India, and authorities made their first official statement on the theft recently, according to NDTV.

Local residents are concerned that the incident could increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission — first to other monkeys and then to humans. To date, there are 7,170 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, ANI News. However, The Updates can reliably inform you that there have not being a scientific proof that human can be infected with COVID19 from animals.

Indeed, evidence suggests that humans can infect some animals with SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease. In April, five tigers and three lions at the Bronx Zoo in New York City tested positive for the coronavirus; they were infected by an asymptomatic staff person, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. Two pet cats and a pet dog in the U.S. have also tested positive for the coronavirus, which they likely contracted from contact with people.

FULL VIDEO: https://theupdates.net/monkey-attacks-lab-worker-steals-covid-19-blood-samples-video/

are you sure that one nah monkey or humankey