GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) – After Denmark ordered the culling of mink across the country because of a coronavirus outbreak among the animals, the World Health Organisation on Friday said it was examining biosecurity in countries where there are mink farms.
During a media briefing, Maria van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead for COVID-19, said that transmission of the virus between humans and animals was a matter of “concern”, adding that the risk was much lower in animals other than mink.
“We are working with regional offices… where there are mink farms, and looking at biosecurity and to prevent spillover events,” van Kerkhove said.