When doctors say anyone can be infected with the coronavirus, that also includes animals. This week, the Dallas Zoo announced five of its gorillas recently tested positive. They are the first positive cases since the pandemic started.
Five gorillas that tested positive for COVID-19 at the Dallas Zoo are not being isolated from the rest of their group.
This is the first time an animal at the Dallas Zoo tested positive for COVID. Luckily, the five infected gorillas are showing no symptoms. When doctors say anyone can be infected with the coronavirus, that also includes animals. But unlike when humans test positive for COVID and have to isolate, that is not what is being done at the zoo.
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