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Mutated variation of coronavirus among minks spreads to humans in Denmark

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Minks on a farm owned by the family Rønnow seen on November 6, 2020 in Herning, Denmark. (Photo by Ole Jensen/Getty Images)COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - More than a quarter million Danes went into lockdown Friday in a northern region of the country where a mutated variation of the coronavirus has infected minks being farmed for their fur, leading to an order to kill millions of the animals.Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the move was meant to contain the virus, and it came two days after the government ordered the cull of all 15 million minks bred at Denmark’s 1,139 mink farms.The coronavirus evolves constantly and, to date, there is no evidence that any of the mutations pose an increased danger to people.

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