THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch authorities Sunday cordoned off two mink farms in the southern Netherlands after tests showed the animals had been infected with the coronavirus, most likely from human contact. ADVERTISEMENT“The mink showed various signs of the disease including breathing difficulties,” the Dutch agricultural ministry said in a statement. “As several employees at the businesses had symptoms of coronavirus, it is believed that they passed it on to the animals,” the ministry said. Mink farmers are also ordered to report any respiratory problems or a jump in mink deaths to authorities. Keeping mink for their fur has been a controversial issue in the Netherlands, with its highest court in 2016 ordering that all mink breeding must cease by 2024.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 26, 2020 12:56 UTC