Posted on 28. Jan, 2021 in: News

Danish vaccine production ‘unrealistic’

Pharmaceutical insiders have dismissed left-wing calls for Denmark to start its own state-backed production of a corona vaccine as ‘unrealistic.’ Pernille Skipper, titular head of the Red/Greens (Enhedlisten), said yesterday that if Pfizer…

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Posted on 28. Jan, 2021 in: News

Hospitalisations, infections down

The number of patients hospitalised by covid-19 continues to fall – 666 yesterday, 18 fewer than Tuesday and the lowest number for more than a month. The downward trend mirrors the falling infection…

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Posted on 28. Jan, 2021 in: News

Wealthy Danes try to jump vaccine queue

An up-market British travel club that offers luxury ‘vaccine package holidays’ to Dubai has received a number of enquiries from wealthy Danes for ‘all-inclusive’ trips that can cost up to DKK500,000. In a…

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Posted on 28. Jan, 2021 in: News

Denmark leads the way on anti-corruption list

Denmark has retained its top spot as the world’s least corrupt country. On the latest Corruption Perceptions Index, published by Transparency International early this morning, Denmark shares first place with New Zealand, followed…

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Posted on 28. Jan, 2021 in: News

Suspended ambassador handed new Foreign Ministry role

Thomas Ahrenkiel, who was set to become Denmark’s new ambassador to Germany last August before being suspended pending an investigation into allegations of espionage in the armed services, has been handed a new…

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Posted on 28. Jan, 2021 in: News

Justice Minister: The fight against anti-Semitism is not over

At a ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Thursday, Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup stressed the importance of remembering and commemorating the millions systematically murdered as Nazi Germany attempted to exterminate Europe’s Jewish…

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Posted on 28. Jan, 2021 in: News

Denmark, India agree on green partnership

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Indian countepart, Narendra Modi, have reached agreement on a “far reaching Green Strategic Partnership” between the two countries that, the Danish PM said, will put Denmark in…

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Posted on 27. Jan, 2021 in: News

Mink breeders ‘massively over-compensated’

The government’s multi-billion compensation scheme for the devastated mink industry came under fire from critics, Tuesday, who claimed lawmakers had ‘over compensated’ breeders because of their own feelings of guilt about closing down…

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Posted on 27. Jan, 2021 in: News

No plans to buy Russian vaccine as Pfizer deliveries slow down

Despite delays in corona vaccine deliveries from Pfizer, and now Astra Zeneca, the Danish authorities have no plans to turn to Russia’s Sputnik V to fill the shortfall. Hungary has reached a deal…

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Posted on 27. Jan, 2021 in: News

Contact rate up as British variant takes hold

The ‘R’ rate, which reflects the average number of infections one person with the corona virus causes, has risen again, to 0.8, after falling to 0.7 last week – at the same time…

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