Category: Europe
European Coronavirus News
Iceland to screen 15,000 mink farms for SARS-CoV-2
In light of the contagion of a mutated variant of the coronavirus from mink to people in Denmark, the (Iceland) Food Administration intends to start screening for coronavirus on the country’s mink farms. More...
Italy: ‘With the current average, in a month Italy would reach a further 10,000 coronavirus deaths’
President of the National Federation of Medical Orders in Italy: “We need a total lockdown, across Italy”
Filippo Anelli, president of the Federation of Medical Orders of Italy: “Considering this week’s data as a typical trend and if we project them without foreseeing further increases, the situation in a month will be dramatic and therefore we must immediately resort to a total closure. More...
Over one in five infected with coronavirus still show symptoms after two months
A total of 812 participants in the Belgian survey were infected with the Coronavirus at least two months ago, and 22.4% of them still showed symptoms, such as generalised fatigue, being out of breath, joint pains and difficulty concentrating
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/139846/coronavirus-belgium-over-one-in-five-infected-persons-still-show-symptoms-after-two-months-antwerp-university-study-covid-19/ More...
France sees almost 90,000 COVID cases recorded in single day
France’s prime minister has warned the second wave of coronarvirus has “brutally” and “violently” arrived in the country after 90,000 cases abd over 300 deaths were recorded in a single day. More...
England bans planes and ships from Denmark
England has banned ships, planes and freight from Denmark in response to fears about a new coronavirus mutation from mink bred at Danish farms transmitting to humans. More...
Cold storage tested in China after a coronavirus case from frozen pork imported from Germany
China’s northern port city of Tianjin said on Sunday it plans to carry out tests on some cold storage facilities and their staff after a confirmed coronavirus case involving a worker who had handled frozen pork imported from Germany. More...
92 coronavirus cases found at Nicosia, Cyprus slaughterhouse
A Nicosia slaughterhouse has recorded 92 coronavirus cases after 146 tests were carried out on staff, the health ministry said on Saturday. More...
All Finland mink farms to be tested for SARS-CoV-2
The first phase of the forthcoming testing (of Finnish mink farms) will involve 30 farms from ten different municipalities in different provinces of Ostrobothnia, where most of Finland’s approximately 700 fur farms are located. More...
Coronavirus infected mink to be buried in Denmark’s military bases
Since the Danish government ordered that Denmark’s total mink population be killed, the incinerators simply cannot keep up. More...
Truck sheds its load of Covid infected mink on a highway in Denmark
A large number of dead mink ended up on the asphalt on the E45 motorway on Saturday night. More...