Gert van der Hoek
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Update oct 15 2020 : Total infected mink farms 93
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Denmark - Coronavirus detected in 289 mink farms - All Danish mink (15-17 million) must be killed because coronavirus has mutated and has spread to hu
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Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Update oct 16 2020 : Total infected mink farms 101
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
19 OCTOBER 2020
Nine new infected mink farms over the weekend
A total of 110 mink farms either have or have now been found infected with coronavirus. This is shown by the latest statement from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration on Friday.
Since Friday, when there were 101 infected farms, nine new farms have been tested positive for the virus.
This corresponds to every tenth Danish mink farm being found infected, as there are just over 1100 mink farms in Denmark.
Nine new infected mink farms over the weekend
A total of 110 mink farms either have or have now been found infected with coronavirus. This is shown by the latest statement from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration on Friday.
Since Friday, when there were 101 infected farms, nine new farms have been tested positive for the virus.
This corresponds to every tenth Danish mink farm being found infected, as there are just over 1100 mink farms in Denmark.
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
100,000 mink must be killed per day, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration informs
The mink killings are going too slowly, it sounds from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, which now wants the pace set.
Oct 21, 2020, at 15:09
It is the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration's goal that 100,000 mink must be killed every day.
This is stated by Hanne Larsen from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration at Wednesday's press conference about the corona situation in Denmark.
- So far, 40 herds of mink have been killed, and another 40 herds are being killed, says Hanne Larsen.
A total of 128 mink farms are affected by coronavirus, while the authorities have a look at around 250. There are a total of 1137 mink farms in Denmark.
The mink killings are going too slowly, it sounds from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, which now wants the pace set.
Oct 21, 2020, at 15:09
It is the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration's goal that 100,000 mink must be killed every day.
This is stated by Hanne Larsen from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration at Wednesday's press conference about the corona situation in Denmark.
- So far, 40 herds of mink have been killed, and another 40 herds are being killed, says Hanne Larsen.
A total of 128 mink farms are affected by coronavirus, while the authorities have a look at around 250. There are a total of 1137 mink farms in Denmark.
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Update oct 25 2020 : Total infected mink farms 142
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Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Seven new mink farms infected with corona since Friday
A total of 149 Danish mink farms have now been tested positive for covid-19.
Every eighth Danish mink farm is now infected with covid-19.
This is shown by the latest statement from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. Here it appears that a total of 149 Danish mink farms have tested positive for corona infection.
That is seven more than on Friday, when a total of 142 farms were found infected.
In addition, a further 21 mink herds remain under suspicion and tested for infection.
Seven new mink farms infected with corona since Friday
A total of 149 Danish mink farms have now been tested positive for covid-19.
Every eighth Danish mink farm is now infected with covid-19.
This is shown by the latest statement from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. Here it appears that a total of 149 Danish mink farms have tested positive for corona infection.
That is seven more than on Friday, when a total of 142 farms were found infected.
In addition, a further 21 mink herds remain under suspicion and tested for infection.
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Mystery about spreading infection perhaps solved: Seagulls may be to blame for corona on mink farms
Corona infection has been found on a gull in North Jutland. Several seagulls are now to be investigated whether they are to blame for the spread of infection to mink farms in the municipalities of Vejle and Esbjerg, among others.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have now examined four gulls, and on one of them coronavirus has been found on the foot, and therefore it must now be investigated whether gulls are one of the reasons why the infection has spread, writes DR P4 Midt & Vest .
Note: so far no birds were found infected with SarsCoV2. Seagulls spreading corona seems unlikely. A sample from the foot of a seagull tested positive, coincidence? GvdH.
Corona infection has been found on a gull in North Jutland. Several seagulls are now to be investigated whether they are to blame for the spread of infection to mink farms in the municipalities of Vejle and Esbjerg, among others.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have now examined four gulls, and on one of them coronavirus has been found on the foot, and therefore it must now be investigated whether gulls are one of the reasons why the infection has spread, writes DR P4 Midt & Vest .
Note: so far no birds were found infected with SarsCoV2. Seagulls spreading corona seems unlikely. A sample from the foot of a seagull tested positive, coincidence? GvdH.
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Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Update oct 27 2020 : Total infected mink farms 158
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Authorities brooded on knowledge about corona mutations in mink
Already a month before the minister changed the mink strategy, the authorities were aware of serious health risks.
Oct 27, 2020
Knowledge about the health danger of two virus mutations that had occurred in mink came to the attention of Minister of Food, Fisheries and Gender Equality Mogens Jensen (S) on 1 October. This happened after the authorities had not since the end of June slaughtered an entire population of mink due to infection.
But already on 4 September, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) had made the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration aware that two special mink variants of the coronavirus were flourishing.
Too slow reaction from the authorities
Professor of clinical microbiology at the University of Southern Denmark Hans J?rn Kolmos believes that the authorities have reacted too slowly to their knowledge.
- It is as if one has not really understood that infectious diseases are spreading at a pace that they themselves decide. The infection does not lie dormant while we discuss what to do about it, he says.
On 16 September, SSI and the University of Copenhagen wrote a new risk assessment to the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, in which they mentioned that the newest of the two mink variants had now been found among humans and mink on six mink farms.
And two days later, on September 18, SSI and KU wrote a so-called epidemiological report, in which they cut the problem out of cardboard:
- The continued development of virus in mink with more and more mutations in the spike protein (certain protein in the virus, ed.) And spread by transmission to humans in Denmark poses a potential danger to public health and to the expected effects of a vaccine.
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Mogens Jensen did not want to be interviewed
Already a month before the minister changed the mink strategy, the authorities were aware of serious health risks.
Oct 27, 2020
Knowledge about the health danger of two virus mutations that had occurred in mink came to the attention of Minister of Food, Fisheries and Gender Equality Mogens Jensen (S) on 1 October. This happened after the authorities had not since the end of June slaughtered an entire population of mink due to infection.
But already on 4 September, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) had made the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration aware that two special mink variants of the coronavirus were flourishing.
Too slow reaction from the authorities
Professor of clinical microbiology at the University of Southern Denmark Hans J?rn Kolmos believes that the authorities have reacted too slowly to their knowledge.
- It is as if one has not really understood that infectious diseases are spreading at a pace that they themselves decide. The infection does not lie dormant while we discuss what to do about it, he says.
On 16 September, SSI and the University of Copenhagen wrote a new risk assessment to the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, in which they mentioned that the newest of the two mink variants had now been found among humans and mink on six mink farms.
And two days later, on September 18, SSI and KU wrote a so-called epidemiological report, in which they cut the problem out of cardboard:
- The continued development of virus in mink with more and more mutations in the spike protein (certain protein in the virus, ed.) And spread by transmission to humans in Denmark poses a potential danger to public health and to the expected effects of a vaccine.
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Mogens Jensen did not want to be interviewed
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Close to every sixth Danish mink farm now infected with coronavirus
OCTOBER 29, 2020
A total of 175 mink herds are now infected with coronavirus. This corresponds to just about every sixth crew in Denmark.
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration's new figures show that there are now 175 mink farms infected with coronavirus.
Thus, the number has increased by nine since Wednesday, when there were 166 infected farms.
In addition, there are five more farms that are suspected of being infected, and thus the number is up to 25 in total.
OCTOBER 29, 2020
A total of 175 mink herds are now infected with coronavirus. This corresponds to just about every sixth crew in Denmark.
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration's new figures show that there are now 175 mink farms infected with coronavirus.
Thus, the number has increased by nine since Wednesday, when there were 166 infected farms.
In addition, there are five more farms that are suspected of being infected, and thus the number is up to 25 in total.
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Minister: Alarming that the mink variant has affected people outside the industry
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Mogens Jensen calls it alarming that people without a connection to the mink industry have been diagnosed with coronavirus that can be traced back to mink.
It is in itself alarming that people completely unrelated to the mink profession have been infected with coronavirus by the variant that is carried back mink.
This is the opinion of Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Mogens Jensen (S), who now relates to the ministerial response from Tuesday, where it appears that at least four people without affiliation are infected with the mink variant .
In this connection, it is important to emphasize that there are probably more than the four, as it is far from all positive corona tests that are examined in more detail for which variant it is.
"In the government, we attach great importance to public health, and therefore we listen carefully to the recommendations we receive from our health and veterinary authorities, and according to the Statens Serum Institut, this particular form of virus can, in the worst case, risk putting the entire vaccine program
The relatively low number of people outside the mink industry infected with the mink variant has led the opposition to criticize the government's mink strategy.
Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Mogens Jensen calls it alarming that people without a connection to the mink industry have been diagnosed with coronavirus that can be traced back to mink.
It is in itself alarming that people completely unrelated to the mink profession have been infected with coronavirus by the variant that is carried back mink.
This is the opinion of Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Mogens Jensen (S), who now relates to the ministerial response from Tuesday, where it appears that at least four people without affiliation are infected with the mink variant .
In this connection, it is important to emphasize that there are probably more than the four, as it is far from all positive corona tests that are examined in more detail for which variant it is.
"In the government, we attach great importance to public health, and therefore we listen carefully to the recommendations we receive from our health and veterinary authorities, and according to the Statens Serum Institut, this particular form of virus can, in the worst case, risk putting the entire vaccine program
The relatively low number of people outside the mink industry infected with the mink variant has led the opposition to criticize the government's mink strategy.
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Professor punctures fear of corona mutation in mink
When we have a vaccine that works, we will probably have to get a handle on any mutations that could originate from mink, says the professor of infectious diseases.
One of the authorities' heaviest arguments for killing millions of both healthy and sick mink is the fear that the coronavirus could mutate.
This makes it difficult to make a vaccine that has an effect, the argument goes.
But if you ask Jens Lundgren, professor of infectious diseases at Rigshospitalet, there is not much to fear.
"With all due respect to Denmark as the navel of the world, the minks are not the problem for this virus in that it is a pandemic", the professor told TV Avisen on Thursday morning, where he continued: "There may be a need to change the composition of the vaccine when it (the vaccine, ed.) Works if the virus has changed slightly".
"However, it is not the question at the moment, it is more the question of whether the candidates for a vaccine we have right now are working or not. If they work, we will probably have to keep track of it with the mutations, and then Danish mink are not the problem at the moment. These are completely different challenges facing the world community ".
When we have a vaccine that works, we will probably have to get a handle on any mutations that could originate from mink, says the professor of infectious diseases.
One of the authorities' heaviest arguments for killing millions of both healthy and sick mink is the fear that the coronavirus could mutate.
This makes it difficult to make a vaccine that has an effect, the argument goes.
But if you ask Jens Lundgren, professor of infectious diseases at Rigshospitalet, there is not much to fear.
"With all due respect to Denmark as the navel of the world, the minks are not the problem for this virus in that it is a pandemic", the professor told TV Avisen on Thursday morning, where he continued: "There may be a need to change the composition of the vaccine when it (the vaccine, ed.) Works if the virus has changed slightly".
"However, it is not the question at the moment, it is more the question of whether the candidates for a vaccine we have right now are working or not. If they work, we will probably have to keep track of it with the mutations, and then Danish mink are not the problem at the moment. These are completely different challenges facing the world community ".
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Update November 1 2020 : Total infected mink farms 183
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
"The industry estimates that up to 7 mill. mink are currently located in the killing zones. Thus, half of all mink farms in Denmark must be emptied of animals, and the situation is still developing daily with outbreaks of new mink farms".
Food Minister Mogens Jensen maintained at a consultation on Thursday that the government's killing strategy is necessary.
"It has been proven that mink with covid-19 can infect humans, and it poses a threat to public health," assesses the Statens Serum Institut. Viruses can mutate in the mink and from there spread to humans and potentially weaken the effect of future vaccines, "said Mogens Jensen at the consultation.
Food Minister Mogens Jensen maintained at a consultation on Thursday that the government's killing strategy is necessary.
"It has been proven that mink with covid-19 can infect humans, and it poses a threat to public health," assesses the Statens Serum Institut. Viruses can mutate in the mink and from there spread to humans and potentially weaken the effect of future vaccines, "said Mogens Jensen at the consultation.
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
The number of mink breeders who have to kill their mink due to coronavirus continues to rise.
Coronaviruses have now been found on a total of 191 mink farms, while 209 farms are within a radius of 7.8 kilometers from an infected farm.
This is stated by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.
This means that the minks on a total of 400 of the country's 1138 mink farms must or have been killed immediately. This corresponds to every third mink farm in the country.
Coronaviruses have now been found on a total of 191 mink farms, while 209 farms are within a radius of 7.8 kilometers from an infected farm.
This is stated by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.
This means that the minks on a total of 400 of the country's 1138 mink farms must or have been killed immediately. This corresponds to every third mink farm in the country.
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Update November 3 2020 : Total infected mink farms 197
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Nov 3, 2020
Six new mink farms infected with covid-19
The latest statement from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration shows that there are now 197 Danish mink farms infected with coronavirus.
Thus, the number has increased with six new farms since Monday, when 191 farms were found infected.
In addition, there are still 28 more farms that are suspected of being infected.
Six new mink farms infected with covid-19
The latest statement from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration shows that there are now 197 Danish mink farms infected with coronavirus.
Thus, the number has increased with six new farms since Monday, when 191 farms were found infected.
In addition, there are still 28 more farms that are suspected of being infected.
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
According to the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, the latest development is that infection has currently been found on 207 mink farms. 67 mink farms have had their herds killed, and 23 mink farms are under suspicion.
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
The government has decided that all mink herds must be killed.
Ekstra Bladet experiences this from several sources prior to a press conference with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) on Wednesday at 16.
Earlier Wednesday, Politiken wrote that a note from the Statens Serum Institut - which has not been published - shows that infection with covid-19 from mink can mutate in humans to a degree that can be a threat to future vaccines.
The memo has not been published yet, but it was sent to the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
According to the newspaper, this shows that coronavirus in ten people from North Jutland who have been infected with mink has changed so much that it may pose a danger to future efforts against the virus.
The Prime Minister's Office convenes a press conference on the situation with covid-19 infection in mink and the handling of it. It happens after increasing infection on mink farms.
Ekstra Bladet experiences this from several sources prior to a press conference with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) on Wednesday at 16.
Earlier Wednesday, Politiken wrote that a note from the Statens Serum Institut - which has not been published - shows that infection with covid-19 from mink can mutate in humans to a degree that can be a threat to future vaccines.
The memo has not been published yet, but it was sent to the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
According to the newspaper, this shows that coronavirus in ten people from North Jutland who have been infected with mink has changed so much that it may pose a danger to future efforts against the virus.
The Prime Minister's Office convenes a press conference on the situation with covid-19 infection in mink and the handling of it. It happens after increasing infection on mink farms.
Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
TV2 thus learns that at the press conference at 4 pm it will be presented that all mink must be killed. The background is that there has been a mutation that could harm a future vaccine.
The news comes on top of several months where Danish mink farms have been closed down by corona. This has meant that thousands of mink have been killed.
On Wednesday, the Prime Minister's Office announced that it was convening a press conference at 4 pm to deal with the spread of the infection.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) has been in isolation since the corona outbreak at Christiansborg. She will therefore, together with the other participants, attend the press conference virtually.
According to Politiken, the press conference will be about the authorities fearing that mutations of the virus in mink and subsequent infection to humans could pose a danger to future vaccines.
The news comes on top of several months where Danish mink farms have been closed down by corona. This has meant that thousands of mink have been killed.
On Wednesday, the Prime Minister's Office announced that it was convening a press conference at 4 pm to deal with the spread of the infection.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) has been in isolation since the corona outbreak at Christiansborg. She will therefore, together with the other participants, attend the press conference virtually.
According to Politiken, the press conference will be about the authorities fearing that mutations of the virus in mink and subsequent infection to humans could pose a danger to future vaccines.