Probe into high rate of infection amongst immigrants
Organisations and parties have joined together to call for a probe into whether immigrant communities in Denmark are being harder hit by the corona virus than ethnic Danes. Sweden’s Public Health Agency recently…
MoreGovernment eases entry ban on foreign spouses
Foreign spouses and registered partners of Danish nationals will now be allowed to enter Denmark after the government eased admission restrictions. Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye told parliament yesterday that as part of the…
MoreForeign Minister: EU needs to pressurise Russia
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has accused Russia of exploiting the corona crisis to pressurise Ukraine. Ahead of a video conference with all EU ministers last night Mr Kofod said it’s the EU that…
MoreDanish specialists test Trump’s ‘miracle drug’
Specialists at Hvidovre Hospital are expected to start testing the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine on Friday as an antidote to the corona virus, despite very negative results abroad. Hospitals in Sweden have stopped using…
MoreVirus updates
Liberals push for business re-opening….Virus infection rate continues to decline…Corana ravages consumer confidence… Ahead of a new round of cross-party negotiations that get underway today regarding phase three of the reopening process, Liberal…
MoreNew laws a threat to civil liberties
A number of bills put before parliament are an increasing threat to civil liberties, the Institute for Human Rights (IHR) concludes in its latest annual report. Since January the police have had the…
MoreNordic neighbours question Denmark’s containment strategy
Denmark, alongside Sweden and Belgium, is one of only three countries in Western Europe that allow the families of persons infected by the corona virus to walk around freely in public. A report…
MorePM grilled on ‘flip-flop’ virus policy
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen repeated his criticism of the government’s ‘flip-flop’ coronavirus policy during prime minster’s question time in parliament, Tuesday. The opposition leader questioned the lack of a ‘comprehensive, long-term plan’ and noted the…
MorePM calls for EU action on joint vaccine
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has admitted that Denmark is vulnerable to pandemics because there’s no domestic production of vaccines or protective equipment. In 2016 the National Serum Institute’s vaccine production was sold to…
MoreGroup ban could be relaxed but no gatherings of more than 500 during summer
The ban on groups of more than 10 people will remain in place until May 10th but could be raised over the summer period depending upon the infection rate over the next few…
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