Denmark to dig up dead mink and burn them as corporate waste
The exhumation of about 4-million mink that tested positive for a strain of the coronavirus will happen in May, by which time the carcasses will be deemed safe to handle
21 December 2020 - 15:07
Copenhagen — Denmark will dig up millions of dead mink after a hasty cull and burial intended to stamp out a coronavirus mutation ended with the rotting carcasses triggering a new contamination risk.
The exhumation of about 4-million mink will take place in May, with a six-month waiting period deemed sufficient to ensure the bodies will be free of the virus and safe to handle. Once dug up, the mink will be incinerated as corporate waste. Health authorities said keeping the animals buried poses “no immediate pollution risk with regard to lakes, streams as well as drinking water”...
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