They order the killing of a thousand mink infected with coronavirus in France – News

As announced by the Ministries of Agriculture, Health Yes Ecological transition, “The slaughter of the thousand animals still present on the farm and the disposal of the products of these animals have been ordered.”

Of the four mink farms in the country, one is not infected and two others “are still being analyzed”, the results of which are pending.

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Other countries that have reported this issue are Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United States.

The contamination in mink farms was mainly in Denmark, therefore, the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, announced the sacrifice of more than 15 million mink in this country, due to a mutation of Covid-19 transmitted by these animals to 12 people in September.

“Early observations suggest that the clinical presentation, severity and transmission of those infected are similar to other viruses SARS-CoV-2 circulating, ”the WHO said.