Government open to easing border restrictions
The border was opened to travellers from Germany, Iceland, and Norway on Monday but the government is also considering whether to ease the restrictions on countries that have the virus under control, Prime…
MoreMilitary authorities knew Italy ventilators were unusable
Military personnel knew that ventilators offered to Italy at the height of the corona crisis in April were out of date and unusable, Berlingske reports this morning based on correspondence obtained under the…
MoreDefence Minister urges EU to embrace cyber security
The corona crisis has made EU countries more receptive to putting cyber security higher up the agenda, Defence Minister Trine Bramsen said yesterday following a video conference chaired by the EU High Representative…
MoreVirus updates
No new deaths…6 on Pakistan flight test positive… 33 people tested positive for corona, Tuesday, as the number of hospitalisations rose by 2, to 60. However, there were no deaths for the 10th…
MoreAmbassador warns U.S. will ‘fiercely defend’ interests in Arctic
US Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands has warned that the the Trump administration will fiercely defend its interests in the Arctic as the region opens up. In an online forum hosted by the Washington DC-based…
MorePM: Liberals neglecting EU policy
The Liberals appear to be opting out of EU policy, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) said yesterday after the party declined to vote for the mandate that will allow the government to negotiate…
MoreNord Stream 2 asks for new construction permission in Danish waters
Russia’s Gazprom has asked Denmark’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for permission to deploy new vessels in Danish territorial waters for work on the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The request is “purely…
MoreNew corona virus outbreak
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke has urged everybody in Hjørring, north Jutland, to be tested for the corona virus following an outbreak at a local care home. 25 people at the home have tested…
MorePoll surge for anti-immigrant party
For the first time ever the anti-immigrant New Conservatives (New Right) have overtaken the populist Danish People’s Party (DPP) in the polls. Following Sunday’s Gallup survey that indicated virtual parity between the two…
MoreVirus updates
Death rate approaches 600….5,000 fewer unemployed… 55 people were hospitalised by covid-19 as of yesterday, a rise of three since Friday, while the number in intensive care fell by 1, to 10. One…
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