<p>The World Health Organization said on Friday it was looking at biosecurity in countries where there are mink farms after Denmark ordered a nationwide cull of the animals due to a widespread coronavirus outbreak among them.</p>.<p>Maria van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead for Covid-19, said the transmission of the virus between animals and humans was "a concern". The risk was much lower in animals other than mink, she added.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/denmark-to-cull-millions-of-minks-over-mutated-covid-19-911505.html" target="_blank">Denmark to cull millions of minks over mutated Covid-19</a></strong></p>.<p>"We are working with regional offices... where there are mink farms, and looking at biosecurity and to prevent spillover events," van Kerkhove told a WHO news briefing in Geneva.</p>
<p>The World Health Organization said on Friday it was looking at biosecurity in countries where there are mink farms after Denmark ordered a nationwide cull of the animals due to a widespread coronavirus outbreak among them.</p>.<p>Maria van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead for Covid-19, said the transmission of the virus between animals and humans was "a concern". The risk was much lower in animals other than mink, she added.</p>.<p><strong>Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/denmark-to-cull-millions-of-minks-over-mutated-covid-19-911505.html" target="_blank">Denmark to cull millions of minks over mutated Covid-19</a></strong></p>.<p>"We are working with regional offices... where there are mink farms, and looking at biosecurity and to prevent spillover events," van Kerkhove told a WHO news briefing in Geneva.</p>