Fears of a Covid-19 mutation called Cluster 5 led the Danes to slaughter and dump 17 million mink in mass graves in Denmark.
At the origin of the decision is a desperate attempt to eradicate a coronavirus mutation that will be more resistant to vaccines against Covid-19, which are in the testing phase. So far 13 cases have been identified with this coronavirus mutation in the north of the country, but authorities fear that it will spread throughout the population making the vaccine ineffective against the virus.
In total, the mutation was identified in 214 people in Denmark, according to the latest data published by the Statens Serum Institut, the Danish reference center for infectious diseases.
Impressive images show bulldozers and construction trucks loaded with these dead animals. These photos also show these machines dumping animals in large mass graves.
Danish health and environment authorities have announced that the animals will be buried on military land near the town of Holstebro in northwest Denmark, as there are not enough incinerators to burn all the bodies.
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