Denmark, 214 people are infected with Covid through mink. London extends quarantine to those arriving from the Scandinavian country

In Denmark, the State Serum Institute, which deals with infectious diseases, found 214 people since June (from a sample of 5,102) infected with mink versions of the coronavirus. In all cases, these are variants of the virus mutated in animals and then transmitted to humans. One of these, the so-called variant group 5, found on 5 farms has been shown to be less sensitive to antibodies in laboratory experiments. A particularly worrisome reaction because it would jeopardize the effectiveness of the vaccines under study if this variant were to spread. At the moment, people infected with this type of virus stop at 12, including 11 in North Jutland. Other variants, from group 2 to group 4, are still under study. However, it appears that it will be weeks before the results of these studies are available.

The situation led the country to start killing 15 million animals. The danger of the mutation is that it will render the vaccines ineffective. Yesterday the Danish government invited 280 thousand people who live near farms to avoid moving. World Health Organization He indicated that he was closely monitoring the situation and was in constant contact with the Danish authorities.

Mandatory quarantine also for those arriving or returning from Denmark tonight in the UK: the government of Boris johnson with an “emergency” measure signed before dawn by the Minister of Transport, Grant Shapps, after the alarm caused by the case of the mutated coronavirus identified in the mink farms of the Scandinavian country.
Denmark was remained one of the few European countries exempted from this warning following the announcement yesterday of the abolition of the free movement corridor for Germany and Sweden, following the increase in second wave infections that also occurred there.