The Week That Was, March 22nd – 28th 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The health authorities suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for another three weeks pending further investigation into a link with blood clots – in a new Megafon…
MoreOpposition parties excluded from intelligence briefing as pressure grows on Foreign Minister
Over the past week the government has briefed its support parties on the left about the risk of Danish children in Kurdish detention camps being kidnapped by the Islamic State (ISIS) but excluded…
MoreAstraZeneca vaccine suspended for a further three weeks
The health authorities have suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for another three weeks pending further investigation into a potential link to blood clots. Although Denmark was among the first countries in…
More700,000 tests a day target by mid-May
In line with the gradual reopening process the authorities are aiming to ramp up their testing capacity by at least 75%. At a press conference, Thursday, Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup said the current…
MoreVirus updates
‘R’ rate on the rise….12,000 fans allowed in ‘Parken’ this summer…Johnson & Johnson cuts April vaccine delivery by 450,000…. 814 new corona cases were reported, Thursday, based on 187.414 tests, a positivity rate…
MoreChinese boycott of H&M raises concern for Danish companies
Scandinavian clothing chain Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) is facing a boycott in China after criticising the use of forced labour in the Xinjiang province, a move that could have repercussions for Danish companies….
MoreBusiness shorts
Lego wins trademark dispute with German rival…..7 Mærsk ships trapped in Suez Canal….Pension industry warns against new taxes… An EU court has ruled in favor of Danish toy giant Lego in a trademark…
MoreEx-PM’s new party ready to contest next election
Lars Løkke Rasmussen is confident his new party will be on the ballot at the next general election if the current government remains in power right until the end of the current elective…
MoreCourt of Human Rights ruling on France could influence Denmark’s Syria kids policy
A European Court of Human Rights ruling on whether France has the legal responsibility for two female citizens currently in a Syrian detention camp could determine the future of 19 Danish kids and…
MorePM decries high infection rate amongst immigrants
Too many non-western immigrants are being infected with covid, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday. In a parliamentary response regarding the high rate of infection in Vollsmose (Odense) and other social housing districts…
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