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WHO confirms possibility of COVID-19 transmission from humans to cats, dog
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirms the possibility of transmission of COVID-19 from humans to cats, dogs, minks, raccoon dogs, lions and tigers, WHO representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Monday.
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UK bans travel from Denmark over new Coronavirus strain among minks
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom has prohibited entry into the country from Denmark starting Saturday following an outbreak of a new coronavirus strain at Danish mink farms, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has said.
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WHO chief scientist says early to judge if COVID-19 mutation in minks can
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday it was too early to decide whether the coronavirus mutation found in the farmed mink population in Denmark could impact the efficacy of vaccines.
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Mutated variant of Coronavirus linked to minks found in 214 people in Denm
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 214 people have been infected with a mutated coronavirus strain that has been linked to minks in Denmark from June to mid-October, the country's Ekstra Bladet newspaper reports on Friday, citing a research institute.
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WHO in touch with Denmark over mutated strain of COVID-19 detected in mink
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is in touch with the Danish authorities to find out more about a new mutated version of the coronavirus detected in minks that can be transmitted to humans, a WHO spokesperson said in a statement obtained by
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