Signs of recovery among coronavirus-hit gorillas

Winston, a silverback gorilla, in his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California (Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Global via AP)

A troop of gorillas at San Diego Zoo Safari Park appear to be recovering from coronavirus, including a 49-year-old silverback who received antibody therapy.

The western lowland gorillas were infected with a variant that has been circulating in California and is believed to be more contagious than other strains, the safari park said on Monday in a statement.