BRONX, NY – Nadia, a 4-year-old Amur tiger from the Bronx Zoo, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, has left the hospital against medical advice (AMA), per sources.
She was admitted last night to an undisclosed local New York hospital with cough, hypoxia, and a low-grade fever related to a since-confirmed coronavirus infection. However, upon being placed in a hospital room, she was immediately unhappy with being instructed to wear a mask, which she refused to do, before eating all of the personal protective equipment assigned to the room.
When confronted by hospital administration explaining how her behavior was a violation of the Code of Conduct, she allegedly roared at the patient relations representative and she then proceeded to lunge out the door and head for the staircase, the lobby, and eventually outside of the hospital. Documentation indicates that she refused to sign AMA paperwork.
She was last seen walking in the general direction of Central Park. Luckily, all passerbys have been exhibiting a remarkable amount of social distancing, far greater than the recommended 6 feet of distance.
Authorities are confident that she will return if promised several lamb carcasses and a course of “tiger-strength” hydroxychloroquine.
