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Two more mink farms infected, companies cleared on Monday

Once again, a corona virus infection was detected at a mink farm in Gemert. This is announced by the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday morning. The ministry previously reported that the company was suspected. A company in the area had already determined that corona was present. The minks on both farms are culled on Monday.

In total, twenty mink farms in the Netherlands are now infected, of which eighteen in Brabant. The company whose contamination was established on Saturday has 7000 dams, the other company has 12,000.

The contamination and suspicion at the company in Gemert have been brought to light by it early warning-system, a monitoring system that tests animals for the virus every week.

Measures
The Cabinet has taken measures for all fur farms to prevent the further spread of the corona virus. For example, a national transport ban for minks, a visitor ban in stables and a strict hygiene protocol apply. With these measures, the government also wants to prevent the virus from passing from mink to human. The latter may have already happened at two companies.

The following rules apply to employees who have complaints that resemble corona:

Stops the Regeling
Minister of Agriculture Carola Schouten is currently working on a scheme for mink farms that want to stop earlier. In any case, a ban on keeping minks will apply from 2024.

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