Virus updates
Infections top 1,000 again…..Hospitalisations up…..Young adults targetted in new vaccination campaign….. The number of new corona cases topped 1,000 for the third day running, Thursday, although the daily figure fell by 77, to 1,085….
MoreWorld Pride gets underway
The WorldPride & EuroGames got underway simultaneously in Copenhagen & Malmø, Thursday. The joint event – Copenhagen/Malmø 2021 – combines WorldPride ‘to celebrate and advocate for the LGBTI+ equality worldwide’ with the EuroGames…
MoreRed-hot housing market cools off
The booming housing market is showing signs of slowing down. Although the price of apartments and houses continued to rise in July it was at a slower rate than the previous 18 months….
MoreTrade surplus up
Denmark’s balance of payments surplus increased to DKK 15.3bn ($2.3bn) in June from DKK 12.2bn ($1.8bn) the previous month. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show exports decreased 0.5 percent monthly in June and…
MoreBusiness shorts
Airport reports $130m loss……Ørsted hit by ‘weak winds’ but records €960m profit…. Copenhagen (Kastrup) Airport has announced a DKK851m ($130m) pre-tax loss for the first half of 2021 as the COVID pandemic continued…
MoreLate-night agreement – Afghanistan families to be evacuated
A cross-party majority reached agreement late last night on the Afghanistan workers problem. According to initial reports 45 current employees of Denmark will be allowed to settle in Denmark with their families, an…
MoreCommentator: Elleman’s plan won’t heal division on the right
Liberal leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen’s 10-point-plan, aimed at unifying the opposition ahead of the next election and forming a credible alternative to the government and its left-wing allies, isn’t enough to heal the division…
MoreMorten who? Problems pile up for DPP’s deputy leader
New witnesses provided more damning testimony against Morten Messerschmidt, Wednesday, as the prosecution wrapped up its case in the EU fraud affair. Via a video link, Antonio Gambetta Vianna of the Italian Liga…
MoreNurses’ strike escalates as talks break down
The first real move to end the nurses’ strike failed on Wednesday after talks between the Danish Nurses’ Council (DSR) and the Danish Regional Health Authorities broke down. The attempt to settle the…
MoreVirus updates
Daily infections top 1,000….Positivity rate up….Autumn warning…..Social distancing restrictions eased….. The number of new corona cases topped 1,000 for the second day running, Wednesday. The daily infection rate rose by 158, to 1,162,…
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