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<p>We are monitoring the situation carefully and are aware of the recent Covid-19
cases in mink. However, there is currently no evidence suggesting there being a link
between the spread of Covid-19 and the global trade in fur. Farming for fur was banned
in England and Wales in 2000 and in Scotland and Northern Ireland in 2002, and there
are no mink farms in the UK. Therefore the risk to the UK population from these outbreaks
in mink is negligible.</p><p> </p><p>Nevertheless, we are keeping a close eye on the
findings that mink can effectively maintain the virus which causes Covid-19.</p>
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