AVIAN FLU: 17 MORE DUCKS DIE IN DELHI’S DEER PARK

NEW DELHI: Seventeen more ducks died on Saturday due to bird flu in the now closed Deer Park here, the highest number so far in a day. Six birds had died on Friday. The Deer Park will remain shut until normalcy returns, authorities said. Delhi’s Animal Husbandry Minister Gopal Rai has advised the authorities to “deep bury” the carcasses and undertake necessary disinfection processes in the park. Rai will visit the Deer Park on Sunday afternoon to take stock of the situation, a government statement said. Earlier on Saturday, a rapid response team constituted by the Delhi government collected eight samples from live birds in the Ghazipur poultry market.