Scientists have been scrutinising a Noah's Ark of animals to find out whether -- and how -- the coronavirus was transmitted from bats to humans, with the prime..

Denmark, the world's largest exporter of mink fur, was home to as many as 15 to 17 million of the animals before early November.

The Danish government said Tuesday that a majority in parliament backed its decision to cull the country's 15 million minks over concerns about a mutated version..

After mutation of the virus found in people infected by minks, the Danish government has ordered the cull of all 15 million minks bred at Denmark's 1,139 mink..

The new strain is not inhibited by antibodies to the same degree as the normal virus and could threaten the efficacy of vaccines that are being developed across..

Addressing the "concerning development" of COVID-19 mutation in minks and its transmission to 214 people, Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said the government..

So far, six countries — Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Italy and the U.S. — have reported SARS-CoV-2 in farmed minks, says WHO

The UK has imposed an immediate for all travellers from Denmark amid concerns of a mutated Covid-19 strain found in minks that has been transmitted to over 210..