Denmark to cull 16-million mink blamed for Covid mutation
Half of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s cabinet sent to self-isolate
04 November 2020 - 22:09
Denmark says it has found a new strain of Covid-19 that might hamper efforts to develop a vaccine, after an outbreak in the country’s mink population triggered a mutation of the virus.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told reporters that, because of developments in Denmark, there is now “a risk that the effect of a future vaccine will be weakened or, in a worst-case scenario, be undermined”, during a virtual press briefing on Wednesday...
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