Danish health officials believe that the mutation of the new coronavirus found in mink, which could threaten the effectiveness of future vaccines, has been eradicated and this Thursday lifted restrictions imposed two weeks ago in the most affected area.
“No other cases of the Cluster 5 mink mutation have been detected since September 15, which is why the institute in charge of infectious diseases (ISS) believes that this mutation is probably extinct,” the Danish Ministry of Health said in a statement, announcing the survey. restrictions in the affected region.
The Danish authorities had already eliminated on 13 November some of the restrictions enacted in seven municipalities in northern Jutland and which, in principle, should be in force until 3 December.
Between today and Monday all cultural and sports institutions, restaurants, bars, schools and institutes will be reopened. Public transport will be resumed and the recommendation to residents of these locations not to travel to other parts of the country will be withdrawn.
The Danish Government has ordered the death of the 15 million minkes that were on farms in Denmark, the world’s largest producer, after detecting five mutations of the coronavirus.
The measure generated a political crisis in this Nordic country, when it was found that the Government did not have legal coverage to order the mandatory sacrifice of all animals, but only where contagion was detected or in its immediate area.
Although the Social Democratic Executive earlier this week closed an agreement with several center-left parties to promote legal reform, pressure from opposition and allies on Wednesday forced Agriculture and Food Minister Mogens Jensen to resign .
To date, 10.2 million animals have been killed across Denmark.
With three times more mink than inhabitants, the Nordic kingdom is the largest exporter in the world and the second largest producer, behind China, with a profit in the sector of around 670 million euros.
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