Virus expert: Government’s guidelines send mixed message
Demanding that public transport commuters wear face masks while extending pubs and bars’ opening times is ‘illogical’, professor of virology at Copenhagen University, Allan Randrup Thomsen, said following the government’s new guidelines to…
MorePM: Non-western immigrants need to abide by virus guidelines
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has acknowledged that the rate of infection amongs ethnic minorities is too high but rejected the Danish People’s Party’s call for a ban on gatherings of more than 10…
MoreVirus updates
Infection rate at 3-month high….Danish Crown plant hit by virus could re-open this week….. 165 people tested positive for the corona virus ahead of the weekend, the highest number for more than three…
MoreConservatives boosted by leader’s popularity
The Conservatives continue to make gains in the polls at the expense of their Liberal (V) allies. In the latest Kantar Gallup poll, 9.1% of respondents said they would vote Conservative if an…
More€2m for migrants stuck in Western Balkans
The government has given €2m (DKK15.4m) to ‘migration management’ in the Western Balkans where an estimated 500 ‘undocumented migrants’ stranded in the region need a financial incentive and advice about how to return…
MoreDrop in GDP growth worse than financial crisis but less than EU average
As reported last week the Danish economy has been hit badly by the corona crisis but less than most other EU countries. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show economic growth, in terms of…
MoreDubai court throws out Tax Agency’s multi-billion claim against British fraudster
A Dubai court has dismissed the Danish Tax Agency’s legal claim against Sanjay Shah, the main suspect in the DKK12.7bn share dividend scandal, Denmark’s biggest-ever tax fraud. The alleged scam happened between 2012-2105 when,…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 9th– 16th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: As corona infections continue to rise, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the government is prepared to do whatever’s needed and will go to ‘great lengths’ to avoid a…
More‘Humiliated’ health supremo’s lockdown warning was ignored
Previously unseen e-mail correspondence from March 11th reveals Danish Health Authority (DHA) warnings not to close down the country were never passed on to the government. Berlingske report this morning that it was…
MoreInfections up but hospitalisations fall to 5-month low
144 new corona cases were registered Thursday as the infection continues to spread – however the number of people hospitalised has fallen to 13, the lowest since the start of the outbreak in…
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