Denmark to kill up to millions of minks

A possibility of a new wave of coronavirus outbreak was seen in the mink population in Denmark. A coronavirus mutation that was seen in the mink population could spread to humans soon enough.

This mutation if once spread into the human body, the efficacy of a new vaccine would be decreased potentially.

Denmark is the largest producer, as well as exporter of mink furs, has planned to “cull” its mink population. To date, there have been 12 cases in humans and 5 on mink farms.

Catherine Smallwood, a senior emergency officer at WHO said the mink population might contribute to the transmission of the Virus to humans and the process continuing.

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News source: The Hindu

Update by Prerona Roy