Denmark tightens lockdown in north, mink cull devastates industry


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  • Friday, 06 Nov 2020

Minks are seen at Hans Henrik Jeppesens farm near Soroe after governments decision to cull his entire herd due to coronavirus disease COVID-19 Denmark November 5 2020. REUTERSJacob Gronholt-Pedersen

Minks are seen at Hans Henrik Jeppesen's farm near Soroe, after government's decision to cull his entire herd due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Denmark November 5, 2020. REUTERS/Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark announced strict new lockdown rules on Thursday in the north of the country after authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks bred in the region, prompting a nationwide cull that will devastate the large pelt industry.

The government said on Wednesday that it would cull all minks - up to 17 million - to prevent human contagion with a mutated coronavirus, which authorities said could be more resistant against future vaccines.

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