A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus test samples, it has been reported
While they have proved an increasing problem in urban areas of the country in recent years, lockdown measures in the last two months are believed to have emboldened the monkeys.Reports have shown them congregating in parts of Delhi normally crowded with humans.
People have been advised not to feed the monkeys while the pandemic continues, with experts suggesting doing so could cause the virus to mutate and infect primates.People have been asked not to feed monkeys during the pandemic, although many have come to rely on human sources of food "The point is, we have very little understanding of the virus, and it is better to limit our interactions with wildlife till there is more research done on its effects on non-human primates and other animal species," he told The Hindu.
They have colonised areas around the city's parliament and the sites of key ministries, from the prime minister's office to the finance and defence ministries, scaring both civil servants and the public.
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