Foreign Ministry travel warning
The foreign ministry has updated its travel advisory to include Turkey, Thailand, Egypt, provinces in South Korea, areas in southern Germany, certain regions in France, and parts of Austria. After the prime minister…
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Italy’s health minister has urged Denmark and other European countries to do everything within their power to stop the coronavirus spreading. Italy has sufferered most from the virus while Denmark is the country…
MoreDSB adds more room to reduce risk of contamination
National rail carrier DSB is adding more carriages to its trains so passengers can sit further apart, in a bid to reduce coronavirus transmission. The company said it would increase the length of…
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Danske Bank warns shareholders….Airport figures ‘devastated’….Gym closes doors to members… Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, has advised its shareholders to stay away from next week’s annual general meeting and instead follow the event online,…
MoreGovernment presents DKK125bn corona crisis package
The government has presented a DKK125bn (€16.5b) aid package to cushion businesses from the fallout of tbe coronavirus crisis. At a press conference, Tuesday, Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen said Danish exports totaling DKK102bn…
MoreSpike in infections
The number of coronavirus cases in Denmark rose sharply, Tuesday, to 262, a 130% rise on Monday and the biggest single day increase so far. At a press conference Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
MoreFlights from risk areas suspended
All flights to Denmark from areas severely hit by coronavirus have been cancelled. With the number of confirmed cases rising rapidly, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday that ‘all air traffic to Denmark…
MoreEditorials support government’s corona efforts
There’s widespread editorial support this morning for the government’s efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Politiken writes that the public needs to accept it’s time to put society first and trust…
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The Danish Health Authority (DHA) has warned that up to 5,600 people in this country could die from the coronavirus and even if the disease subsides this summer it could return later in…
MoreExports up but coronavirus casts dark shadow
Danish exports enjoyed a strong start to the year…before the coronavirus appeared. Exports, boosted by sales of medicine and wind turbines, rose a seasonally adjusted 5.3 percent year-on-year in January, to DKK 61.4bn…
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