Health
Covid mink variant is “very likely extinct” in Denmark — but some areas may continue culling – ZME Science
Concern remains in Sweden and France over the mutation of the virus.
The Covid-19 mutation that was moving from mink to humans in Denmark is very likely extinct, according to the countrys health minister.
The cull of the countrys mink is now over but worries remain across Europe, with France and Sweden also detecting the variation of the novel coronavirus.
Image credit: Flickr / Dzvnieku brvba
Earlier this month, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that all the country’s 17 million mink would be slaughtered after a report by one of the countrys health…
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