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Rural Affairs Minister Jennie Nilsson (S) believes that there are good routines in Sweden to manage outbreaks. Stock Photography.
The crown outbreak at a mink farm in Blekinge is not a concern for Rural Affairs Minister Jennie Nilsson. According to her, there are good routines for handling this in Sweden.
Both minks and employees have been found to be infected with the coronavirus on a farm in Sölvesborg. It is not clear if the virus has been transmitted from animals to humans, but according to the Swedish Veterinary Institute (SVA) it can be assumed.
The outbreak in Sölvesborg is the first in Sweden, but not in Europe. In the Netherlands, among others, a large number of mink farms have been affected. According to the Minister of Rural Affairs, Jennie Nilsson (S), the Swedish authorities are well prepared for any outbreak.
– We have well-established routines for a long time linked to infection control and that is what is now marking where tests, infection monitoring and isolation are carried out, among other things.
She has great confidence that authorities at the national, but also regional and local level can handle the outbreaks on Swedish mink farms.
– You (the authorities) point out that it works well.
TT: Is it safe to have mink farms open under the current circumstances?
– There is still a discussion about whether it is transmitted from the mink to the human being, but it cannot be ruled out that this is the case. The important thing is to make sure you have good routines to handle any flare-ups, says Jennie Nilsson.
But she adds:
– Is it the case that our authorities indicate that they need something else to deal with this? I want to make it clear that we will act quickly and forcefully on this, says Jennie Nilsson.
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