Despite 10,000 Daily COVID Cases... Thousands of Tourists 'Crowding' to See the 'Nanjeongi So'

A dwarf cow named 'Rani' with a height of 51 cm. Photo by BBC screen capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] News of a rare "dwarf cow" appearing in Bangladesh has drawn thousands of tourists who ignored quarantine measures to see it.

According to foreign media including BBC News on the 9th (local time), a farm in Charigram near Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has recently been attracting many people daily to see the dwarf cow named "Rani."

Rani is 23 months old but measures only 51 cm in height, 66 cm in length, and weighs just 28 kg. Compared to other cows of similar age, she is about half the size.

Rani's owner claims she is the smallest cow in the world. He says Rani is smaller than Manikyam from India, who holds the related record, and has requested her registration in the Guinness World Records. Manikyam was registered in the Guinness World Records in 2014 with a height record of 61 cm as the world's smallest cow.

Currently, Bangladesh is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, and authorities have imposed lockdown measures including movement restrictions. However, residents are ignoring these and visiting the farm.

M.A. Hasan Howlader, the farm manager, told AFP on the 7th, "We did not expect people to show such great interest," adding, "15,000 people have visited here in the past three days to see Rani."

In particular, some tourists were reported to not wear masks or observe social distancing.

Local animal health officer Sajedul Islam said, "We have notified the farm to limit the influx of tourists," expressing concern that "tourists could transmit diseases that threaten Rani's health."

Meanwhile, according to the time statistics site Worldometer, Bangladesh recorded 11,651 new daily COVID-19 cases on the 8th. This is the first time since the outbreak that Bangladesh's daily new cases have exceeded 10,000.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.