PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (487): Denmark, animal, mink, zoonotic, risk assessment ECDC

COVID-19 — Denmark
1. Transmissibility
Current evidence available from Denmark and the Netherlands on SARS-CoV-2 variants related to mink indicates that these variants are able to circulate rapidly in mink farms and the human communities close to the farms; however, they do not appear to be more transmissible than other circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants. Thus, the probability of infection with mink-related variant strains is assessed as low for the general population, moderate for populations in areas with a high