"COVID-19 Mutation Discovered"... 17 Million Danish Mink Culled

Danish Government Announces Large-Scale Culling of Mink

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Denmark announced lockdown measures for the northern region on the 5th (local time) to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to The Guardian and others on the 5th (local time), the Danish government advised residents of seven northern regions to stay within their areas and work from home until the 3rd of next month.

Accordingly, public transportation services will be suspended, and restaurants, bars, as well as schools will be closed. Museums, libraries, swimming pools, and gyms will also be shut down.

This measure appears to be due to the discovery of a COVID-19 mutation at mink farms in Denmark.

The Danish government announced the day before that the mutation poses a risk of rendering future COVID-19 vaccines ineffective and declared that all minks bred within the country would be culled.

Denmark, the world's largest producer of mink fur, breeds 15 to 17 million minks across approximately 1,100 farms. Most of the country's mink farms are located in the seven northern regions subject to the lockdown.

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