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In a first, 2 Gorillas at San Diego zoo test positive for Covid-19

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Also Read | How plant meat is coming of age in India"Aside from some congestion and coughing, the gorillas are doing well," the world-famous zoo's executive director Lisa Peterson said in a statement."The troop remains quarantined together and are eating and drinking.

We are hopeful for a full recovery."Gorillas share up to 98 percent of their DNA with humans, and studies have found that some non-human primates are susceptible to Covid-19 infection.It is not yet known if the gorillas will have a serious reaction to the disease that has killed 1.94 million humans, or if other troop members have also been infected.The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where the gorillas are kept, has been closed to visitors since early December as record cases began.

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