Gorillas Not Missed

It has been reported that several Gorillas in San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for Covid-19 (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/11/gorillas-san-diego-zoo-coronavirus). This is not too surprising as Gorillas and humans are close relatives. Some of the animals are showing symptoms but do not appear, as yet, to be seriously endangered by the infection (I wonder how they would get them on ventilators?). This may be the first case of a captive primate species being inadvertently infected by Covid-19. The gorillas are presumed to have picked up their infections from an asymptomatic keeper. This is yet another illustration of this virus's ability to infect a wide range of Mammalian species. Having multiple hosts, makes getting rid of Covid-19 even more difficult.