I haven't seen this widely reported until yesterday, but I think it could become a major story. Denmark is planning on culling millions of minks because of a coronavirus outbreak, and this appears to be a new strain of the virus. If it spreads to humans, it could cause a second pandemic.
Announcing the cull, the country’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said 12 people were already infected with the mutated virus and mink are now considered a public health risk, based on advice from the SSI.
Prof Allan Randrup Thomsen, a virologist at the University of Copenhagen, went further, telling the Guardian on Thursday that while Denmarkwas not “on the verge of being the next Wuhan” there were risks.
“This variant can develop further, so that it becomes completely resistant, and then a vaccine does not matter. Therefore, we need to take [the mutation] out of the equation. So it’s serious.”
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