Two hippos in Belgian zoo test positive for COVID-19

Two hippos have tested positive for COVID-19 at Antwerp Zoo in Belgium in what could be the first reported cases in the species, zoo staff said. Hippos Imani, aged 14, and 41-year-old Hermien have no symptoms apart from a runny nose, but the zoo said the pair had been put into quarantine as a precaution. 'To my knowledge, this is the first time in this species. Worldwide, this virus has been reported mainly in great apes and felines,' said the zoo's vet, Francis Vercammen.