Allies disagree on new business aid package
The cross-party consensus behind the government’s emergency aid packages for the business sector is showing signs of crumbling. A Liberal (V) proposal to compensate companies for up to DKK45.000 ($7,000) per employee, per…
MoreU.S. media monitoring Danish corona response
The government’s strategy of granting multi-billion aid packages to businesses to ease the effects of the corona crisis is being watched with interest in the U.S. So far DKK287bn has been offered to…
MoreNo virus checks on transit workers
Two parties on opposite sides of the political spectrum have called on the government to act after it was revealed that foreign workers arriving in Denmark aren’t being subjected to the same self-quarantine…
MoreGreenland bans strong beer to protect kids
Three Greenland cities have imposed a ban on strong beers until April 15th to reduce the possibility of abuse against children forced to stay home during the corona crisis. The ban covers the…
MoreVirus updates
Danish specialist invents new testing method for corona….Austrian ski resort accused of cover-up….45,000 more jobless… A Danish specialist has discovered a novel way of testing for the coronavirus that could ease the pressure…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 23rd – March 29th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the two-week lockdown announced on March 11th to curb the spread of the coronavirus wouldn’t be lifted until Easter, at the earliest – during a…
MoreNew infection figures provide ’cause for optimism’
Six more people died in Denmark from the coronavirus yesterday and seven were placed in intensive care. 1,851 are now officially infected with covid-19, a rise of 127 on Wednesday, and 386 hospitalised,…
MoreClose neighbours differ on corona containment
The number of confirmed cases and death rate is, on a per capita basis, virtually the same in Denmark and Sweden but while the streets of Copenhagen lie deserted, life in Swedish city…
MoreGovernment challenged on 2-people rule
The government is facing difficulty putting together a majority for new emergency legislation that would ban gatherings of more than two people in public. After a number of parties voiced concern about a possible violation…
MoreLøkke backs Trump
Lars Løkke Rasmussen has come out in support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s view of the coronavirus pandemic that ‘the cure shouldn’t be worse than the problem’. In a self-penned article in BT,…
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