Mass Mink Cull Ordered on Dutch Farms to Stem Coronavirus Spread

  • Cull to begin Friday on nine farms in southern Netherlands
  • Mink farms linked to at least two human SARS-CoV-2 cases
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The Netherlands ordered a mass mink cull to extinguish a coronavirus outbreak linked to at least two human cases, hastening the demise of an industry ordered to cease by 2024.