The country announced more than 280,000 people in the north Jutland region will now be in lockdown amid growing fears over the spread of the mutated virus. Frederiksen said seven areas of north Jutland where there are confirmed coronavirus in mink will be locked down, with residents told to remain within their local areas from Thursday night. 'We are asking you in north Jutland to do something completely extraordinary,' Frederiksen said, talking of a 'real closure' of the region. But in mink, the virus spreads far more rapidly, with most infected mink dead by the next day, according to Utah state veterinarian Dr. Dean Taylor. In north Jutland, health authorities believe around five percent of coronavirus patients could be carrying this mutated strain, but no recent case has been reported.

Source: The Nation November 06, 2020 10:07 UTC