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COPENHAGEN, NOVEMBER 19 (ANSA) – The Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus mutation detected in mink in Denmark was “probably extinct,” the Health Ministry said on Thursday (19).
“There have been no new cases of the Cluster 5 version of the mutation since 15 September, leading the Danish health authorities to conclude that this version was, in all probability, extinct,” the official note reports.
Detection of the mutation prompted the Danish government to determine the slaughter of 15 million minks, representing the entire population that is raised on the country’s farms for the production of fur coats and other clothing.
According to a report from Copenhagen, some 10.2 million have already died and the rest will be euthanized in the coming days.
This week a law should be approved in which it will be prohibited to import and raise animals until December 31 of next year and which will establish that the government pays 30 DKK (R $ 25.50) for each animal slaughtered to farmers.
The first cases identified with strains of coronavirus from mink were identified in June of this year, and the authorities, at that time, determined the sacrifice of animals and the isolation of breeders and employees.
However, according to local media, the ruling was not followed and the cases were extended, causing the ruling to be enforced, in fact, as of November 4. About 200 people were infected with the mink mutation and 12 of them with Cluster 5, which the researchers identified with the ability to weaken the body’s ability to create antibodies, affecting the effectiveness of a possible vaccine, for example.
– The minister resigns: on Wednesday night (18), the Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mogens Jensen, who ordered the slaughter of 15 million minks, resigned. That’s because local media found that there was no legal basis for Jensen to make the determination.
Under the legislation, the minister could have determined the death of animals only in the affected areas and not at the national level, because that would need the support of parliamentarians. Therefore, the “legal” determination took place a few days later.
After the revelation, Jensen lost the support of the ruling parties and said, in an interview with the radio station “DR”, that “it is absolutely necessary that I have the confidence of the parties in Parliament to exercise my office, and I believe that I no longer have the support. ” necessary. “” Therefore, I feel that I must present my resignation, “he said. (ANSA).
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