PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (490): animal, Greece (EM) mink, 1st report, OIE, assessment

COVID-19 — Greece
Greek authorities have found COVID-19 in mink at 2 farms in northern Greece, an agriculture ministry official said on Fri 13 Nov 2020.
The COVID-19 strain in mink had not mutated, the official said, adding that 2500 mink at one farm in the northern Kozani region would be culled.
The discovery comes days after Danish authorities launched a plan to cull Denmark’s entire population of 17 million mink after discovering a different strain of coronavirus in the animals.
The breeder at the