COPENHAGEN:
A new, mutated strain of the coronavirus stemming from mink farms in Denmark is “most likely” extinct, Denmark’s Ministry of Health said on Thursday, citing an assessment from the State Serum Institute, which deals with infectious diseases.
No infections with the new virus variant, known as Cluster-5, had been registered since Sept. 15, the ministry said.
Maenwhile,Sweden’s health agency said on Thursday that a number of COVID-19 cases had been confirmed in people who work in the mink industry.
Authorities are analysing viruses from the infected people and infected minks to see if there is a link between the cases and their contact with minks, the Health Agency said in a statement