Economists question shutdown as industry projects drastic growth figures
The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) has projected that Denmark will experience negative growth of 6.7% in 2020 which, if correct, would be the worst year for the economy since World War. Two…
MoreProtective clothing arrives from China
16 pallets of much-needed protective surgical equipment have arrived in Denmark from China, packed with 500,000 face masks, 50,000 test kits, and 5,000 surgical gowns donated by the Jack Ma Foundation, run by…
MoreAfrica projects put on hold as government sets up DKK1bn corona fund
Minister for Development Cooperation Rasmus Prehn has asked his civil servants to review all projects in Africa to see if they can be suspended, or even cancelled, so the money can be transferred…
MoreVirus updates
5.000 tests a day….Local authorities given free rein to ‘spend, spend, spend’….Canada looks to Denmark for inspiration…. The Danish Health Authority (DHA) is now hoping to test at least 5,000 people a day…
MoreNew emergency measures – ban on groups of more than two
The government will put forward ‘draconian’ measures today to stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a document seen by TV2 Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen lays out potential amendments to the epidemy law,…
MoreDouble punishment for corona criminals
The government is rushing through snap legislation that will double, and in some cases even quadruple, the penalties for ‘corona crime.’ At a press briefing, Wednesday, Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup said he was…
MoreWHO warning – Denmark needs to copy China, South Korea
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that countries such as Denmark are facing months of lockdown if they fail to copy China, South Korea, and other Asian countries and adopt an aggressive…
MoreTesting dispute signals underlying problems
The corona testing dispute is the sign of deeper lying problems, political commentators claimed yesterday after Health Minister Magnus Heunicke publicly voiced displeasure with the health authorities’ strategy so far. Although the minister…
MoreCorona cases continue to climb
1,724 coronavirus cases had been registered in Denmark as of late yesterday, 133 up on Tuesday as the numbers continue to rise at a rapid rate. 350 have been hospitalised, including 49 new…
MoreMan charged with assisting Iranian assassination plot
A 40-year-old Norwegian-Iranian has been charged with assisting an Iranian intelligence agency to plan an assassination in this country. The man was arrested in October 2018 over a suspected plot to kill an…
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