Panic grips Bishanpura village in Uttar Pradesh after bats found dead

Samples of bat carcasses found in Bishunpur village of Uttar Pradesh have been sent for testing at a lab in Bareilly to ascertain the reason behind their death on Wednesday. Panic had gripped the village after dead bats were found in the village amid the growing fear of COVID-19 pandemic.

District Forest Officer Shraddha Yadav said, "Our team has collected samples of four dead bats from the village. These have been now sent for testing to ascertain the reason behind their death. Our field staff has found 10-20 carcasses of bats."

Earlier, when the COVID-19 infection had started spreading in Wuhan, China, there had been claims that bats could be the host for the infection.