Virus updates
The number of daily infections is fast approaching 50,000 again after a decrease towards the end of last week. 42.948 new corona cases were confirmed, Wednesday, as 30.96% of the 138.719 PCR tests taken…
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Relations between Denmark and Russia, already at freezing point due to the Ukraine conflict, have become even frostier following the government’s announcement last week that US troops could soon be stationed in this…
MoreGovernment rejects allies’ call to ease strict deportation rules
The government has dismissed a proposal from its parliamentary allies that would make it more difficult to send refugees back to countries considered unsafe. Under the terms of the amended 2015 Immigration Act,…
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Rise in infections, hospitalisations but contagion rate down… Following a 5-day lull there was a spike in infections, Tuesday, as 42.978 new corona cases were confirmed – 32.92% of the 130.563 PCR tests taken over…
MoreVirus experts question Denmark’s policy
The National Serum Institute (NSI) has become involved in a war of words with leading U.S. epidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding after he criticised the government’s decision to lift all corona restrictions two weeks ago….
MoreEconomy recovery but inflation causes concern
The economy continued its upturn during the final three months of 2021 (Q4) The latest Statistics Denmark figures show GDP (Gross Domestic Product) grew by 1.1 percent from Q3, driven mainly driven by…
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Mærsk’s family affair…Academics’ pension funds pulls investment in oil and gas… A.P. Moller-Maersk’s board has nominated family heir Robert Maersk Uggla to be its next chairman as part of a generational handover at the…
MoreRejected asylum seeker figures lowest since 2011
The number of rejected asylum seekers awaiting deportation has fallen to a 10-year low – 806 at the end of 2021, compared to 1,155 the previous year and the first time the figures…
MoreForeign Minister urges Danes to leave Ukraine – stock market reacts to war threat
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has again urged a small group of Danish nationals who remain in Ukraine to leave the country immediately. The majority of Danish citizens have left or are preparing to…
MoreSweden facing Denmark-like Mohammed crisis
The Swedish authorities fear fake social media reports of Muslim children being forcibly removed from their families could develop into a new, Danish-type Mohammed crisis. Swedish radio reports how an extensive campaign against…
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