United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 202
Furs: Coronavirus
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11 May 2021
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17 May 2021 · Answer
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17 May 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the World Organisation for Animal Health’s statement that susceptible animals, such as mink, could become a SARS-CoV-2 reservoir that could pose a continued public health risk and
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11 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the World Organisation for Animal Health’s statement that susceptible animals, such as mink, could become a SARS-CoV-2 reservoir that could pose a continued public health risk and
Source: Commons
17 May 2021
Answer
The United Kingdom has a well-established surveillance system to ensure that zoonotic infections in animal populations are isolated effectively. The probability of human infection with COVID-19 from animals such as mink in the UK is assessed to be very lo...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-11/202
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1313248
- uk · wq-1313248 · source updated 17 May 2021