And in Denmark, too, where hundreds of human infections related to mink have farmers scrambling. "We were told that we should gas all our mink," farmer Hans Henrik Jeppesen told Reuters.

The UK has imposed a ban on non-UK citizens coming from Denmark amid concerns over a new coronavirus strain that has spread from mink to humans. UK citizens can return from Denmark - but will have ...

It comes after health authorities in Denmark found a mutated form of coronavirus that can pass to humans was present in the country's mink farms. The announcement was made at around 01:30 GMT ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity sent a letter today urging the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Health Authority to investigate the threat of COVID-19 outbreaks and ...

COVID-19 outbreaks have also occurred in mink farms across Europe, where most of the world’s fur is produced. In Denmark, 17 million mink were culled in November after outbreaks at Danish fur farms.

Denmark incinerates 4 million mink culled to curb COVID-19 mutations Holmes is a co-author of a new study looking at the ...