Because of Corona: Denmark wants to kill 15 million animals - mutation of the virus could be dangerous

In Denmark, the corona virus has spread to animals and mutated.

Now all 15 million animals in Denmark are to be slaughtered because of the dangerous mutation.

• The

  coronavirus *

  jumped to animals

  in

  Denmark

  .

• A dangerous

  mutation was

  found in

  the animals that

  can be traced back to humans.

• The more than 15 million affected animals are now to be killed.

Copenhagen - The

was most likely transmitted from animals to humans, so why shouldn't it be the other way around?

This is exactly the problem that Germany's neighbor

is currently

struggling with.

A total of every third new corona case in some regions can be traced back to the mink farms in the country.

With 15 to 17 million animals, Denmark is the world's largest producer of mink fur.

There are currently 1,139 breeding farms - now the animals are to be killed because they

can transmit

a mutated form of the

to humans.

+

In Denmark, numerous minks are infected with the corona virus.

© Mads Claus Rasmussen / dpa / AP / Ritzau Scanpix

Because of Corona, Denmark wants to kill over 15 million animals - Corona mutation can be dangerous

Prime Minister

has ordered all affected minks in the country to be killed.

On the one hand, there is concern that the upcoming

may no longer work.

On the other hand, the

spreading rapidly under the mink - and not only in

, but throughout Europe and beyond.

"We see that every third corona case in North Jutland can be traced back to the mink farms," ​​said Danish

Anders Formsgaard.

The

been found on more than 200 farms

proven in Denmark, new suspected cases are added almost daily.

If the virus is detected on a farm, the

in the affected breed and in all farms within a radius of eight kilometers should be killed.

For the breeders absolutely incomprehensible, since their existence is at stake and the animals

have survived

the

again

after a short time

.

The entire population of mink has already been killed on 67 farms, with more to follow.

Arge # COVID19 message from Denmark: Virus mutation in Danish "mink farms".

Over 12 people have already been infected with the mutated virus.

Now all the minks must be killed.

According to the Danish police, that's over 15 million!

https://t.co/VBJKoIDupg

- Katharina Schell (@katinka_sch) November 4, 2020

Mink kill because of corona virus in the Netherlands too

A similar decision has already been taken in the

.

In June, following similar outbreaks, it was decided to kill all fur animals on affected farms.

The

can spread through wild martens belonging to the same family.

spread uncontrollably through the mink.

List of rubric lists: © Mads Claus Rasmussen / dpa / AP / Ritzau Scanpix