Denmark tightens lockdown in north, mink cull devastates industry

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark announced strict new lockdown rules on Thursday in the north of the country after authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks bred in the…

Mink ‘good reservoirs’ for COVID-19, Denmark shows courage in cull: WHO

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Caged minks are seen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a mink farm in Gjoel, North Jutland, Denmark October 9, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via…

WHO welcomes COVID-19 immunity study, gives hopes for vaccines

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) – A British study…

Danish PM in tears after visiting mink farmer whose animals were culled

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen broke down on Thursday when visiting a mink farmer who lost his herd following the government’s order this month to cull…

Final curtain for Danish mink as government bans breeding

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark on Monday agreed on a temporary ban on mink breeding, leaving little hope to rebuild the industry, which pioneered the global fur trade. Mink pelts…