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Extensive infection control measures are being introduced in municipalities, including stopping public transport. The measures will be applied from Thursday night.
The municipalities in question are Hjørring, Frederikshavn, Brønderslev, Jammerbugt, Vesthimmerland, Thisted and Læsø. More than 280,000 people are affected.
At the same time, all residents of municipalities where mink infection has been proven are encouraged to get tested, says Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. All people living outside the municipalities are encouraged not to travel there.
Frederiksen cannot rule out that similar restrictions could be introduced in other parts of the country if the infection spreads. The mutated virus has already been detected in a resident of a nursing home in Midtsjælland. It is not clear how the person became infected.
Home Office
Employers in the region are encouraged to send all non-critical employees to their home office. This applies to both public and private workplaces.
Trade and Industry Minister Simon Kollerup says the government will help all local businesses affected by the measures.
– The government will invite the social partners to create a wage compensation to be applied locally in North Jutland, he says.
In addition, mink farmers will receive help with restructuring, so that Denmark does not lose important jobs, Kollerup continues.
Fear of vaccine work
Danish health authorities fear that the mutated variant of the coronavirus is more resistant to antibodies.
Therefore, a possible corona vaccine may be less effective against the mutated virus. The virus has been detected in several people.
On Wednesday, it was announced that all minks in Denmark will be killed to stop the spread of the mutated virus. It includes between 15 and 17 million minks.
