The virus mutation in mink "very likely extinct"

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Deemed problematic because it could potentially threaten the effectiveness of a future vaccine, the mutation transmissible to humans of the coronavirus in mink in Denmark is "very likely extinct," said the Danish Ministry of Health on Thursday.

The detection of this mutation had prompted Denmark to order the slaughter of its entire herd of more than 15 million mink.

No case since September 15

"No other case of the mutation from mink, Cluster 5, has been detected since September 15, which is why the Institute in charge of infectious diseases (SSI) considers that this mutation is very probably extinct", a writes the ministry in a press release,

The Danish ministry also announced the lifting of most restrictions in the affected region.

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