92,700 prized mink set to be killed
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<p>Spain has ordered the culling of nearly 100,000 mink on a farm in the northeast after confirming many minks were carrying coronavirus.</p>
<p>Agriculture minister for the Aragon region, Joaquin Olona, said that the cull would involve the slaughter of some 92,700 mink who are prized for their fur.</p>
<p>The farm is located in Puebla de Valverde and has been carefully monitored since May 22 after seven workers tested positive for COVID-19.</p>
<p>Officials suspect the virus first reached the farm through a worker who passed it onto the animals. </p>
<p>But Olona said it was not completely clear if "transmission was possible from animals to humans and vice versa". </p>
<p>Spain has been badly impacted by the pandemic, which has claimed more than 28,400 lives.</p>
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