Four lions infected with COVID-19 at Spain’s Barcelona Zoo

Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday (local time), in only the second known case in which large felines have contracted coronavirus.

Three females named Zala, Nima and Run Run, along with male Kiumbe, were tested after keepers noticed they showed slight symptoms of coronavirus.

Two staff at the zoo also tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said, after the outbreak was first detected last month.

Authorities are investigating how the lions became infected.

Keepers carried out PCR…