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.

Opposition MPs in Denmark have urged the government to dig up millions of mink that were buried in mass graves amid Covid-19 fears. The two burial sites in Jutland are highly controversial - one ...

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 ...

The request comes after news that Denmark, the world’s largest mink producer, will kill more than 15 million of the animals due to fears that a COVID-19 mutation spreading from mink to humans could ...

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.

In July 2022, the Mink Commission released a report that criticized Frederiksen's government's handling of the Cluster 5 COVID-19 outbreak among Danish mink, though it absolved Frederiksen of ...