Health authorities have found strains of the more resistant virus in humans and minks. “We have a great responsibility to our own population, but now that we have found the mutation, we have an even greater responsibility to the rest of the world,” the politician said.
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According to Reuters, authorities have uncovered five cases of the new strain of the virus on mink farms and 12 cases in humans.
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“A mutated virus in a mink could jeopardize the effectiveness of a future vaccine,” Frederiksen warned, warning of the risk of the mutated virus spreading from Denmark to other countries.
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The coronavirus mutation was detected in laboratory tests by the Danish National Vaccine Institute, and the findings are also available from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
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Last Friday, WHO crisis expert Mike Ryan called for a thorough scientific investigation into the complex problem of transmitting the virus from humans to minks and back to humans.
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Denmark, one of the largest mink fur farmers in the world, announced last week that it would spend about one million minks due to the occurrence of coronavirus. However, this has not yet been known as a specific case of coronavirus infection of animals on farms. The country has been trying to dispose of infected pieces since July.
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The police, army and guards will now be deployed to speed up the discharge process, Frederiksen said.
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Authorities have indicated that in some areas of northern Denmark, where there are a large number of mink farms, stricter restrictions will apply and tracing will be intensified.
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“The worst case scenario is a new pandemic coming out of Denmark,” said Kare Molbak, director of the Vaccine Institute. According to him, a virus with reduced sensitivity to antibodies should be taken very seriously.
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According to Reuters, infected minks were also killed in the Netherlands and Spain. The Netherlands has also reported several cases of coronavirus transmission from animals to humans. At the end of August, the Dutch government decided to ban the mink fur farming altogether. Fur farms have been banned in the Czech Republic since last year.
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