Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, understood to be concerned by new strain
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All travel to the UK from Denmark is being banned amid mounting concern over an outbreak in the country of a mutation of coronavirus linked to mink, the Guardian understands.
Downing Street had already taken action to remove Denmark from the travel corridor this weekend, forcing arrivals to quarantine for two weeks from Sunday at 4am.
