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(CNN) – European countries are monitoring a coronavirus outbreak in mink farms in Denmark, as the continent continues to record a significant number of COVID-19 cases.
Denmark
The Scandinavian nation will euthanize its entire mink population after discovering evidence that the new coronavirus had mutated in the animal before being transmitted to humans. As of Friday there are 214 confirmed human infections.
The Danish government also announced restrictions for the seven municipalities where the new strain was detected.
There are between 15 million and 17 million minks in Denmark, while its human population is around 5.5 million.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was monitoring the situation in Denmark.
Belgium
Belgium has seen its number of daily coronavirus infections drop by more than 16,000 in the past two weeks, with 6,047 new cases registered on Friday.
The country is also monitoring and evaluating its mink population on a weekly basis following news of the outbreak in Denmark.
England
England has banned visitors from Denmark over the mink outbreak. British citizens returning home from the country will be forced to quarantine for two weeks.
The country is currently under a second national blockade until December 2.
Finland
While parts of Europe are battling second wave outbreaks, Finland has gone three weeks without a COVID-19-related death, according to the latest data from the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare.
The country last reported a single death on Friday, October 16 and has recorded 356 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
EU celebrates cross-border success
The European Union has praised the success of its cross-border COVID-19 contact tracing system.
In a tweet on Sunday, the European Commission highlighted the work of Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia and Spain in using the system to ensure that “their contact and warning applications work across borders.”
This story was first published on CNN.com, “Europe is keeping a close eye on the mink outbreak.”
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