Category: Health
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...
Chinese city finds coronavirus on outer packaging of imported frozen pork
A package of frozen pork imported to Dezhou in East China’s Shandong Province were detected positive for the novel coronavirus, the local government announced on Saturday, noting that all close contacts of the item tested negative for the virus. More...
Coronavirus kills one in five cancer patients
Covid-19 kills one in every five cancer patients who contracts it, according to data from the world’s first meta-analysis of global research. More...
Six countries report Covid-19 in farmed mink
New coronavirus cases linked to mink farms have been discovered in six countries including Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. More...
Raccoon dogs can be infected with SARS-CoV-2 and can spread it among themselves
The small fox-like animals called raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) can be infected with SARS-CoV-2, and can spread it among themselves. More...
New York Times survey of more than 1,700 American colleges and universities reveals more than 252,000 coronavirus cases and at least 80 deaths since the pandemic began
Thousands of new coronavirus cases continue to emerge on college campuses. More...
CDC: Another 31,000 people could lose their lives to Covid in next three weeks
As nationwide Covid-19 cases soar, the number of hospitalized Americans is also climbing, and experts warn that could lead to a rise in deaths. More...