Infections, hospitalisations, positivity rate up
2,621 new corona cases were confirmed, Tuesday, as the number of people hospitalised rose to 900. 78,015 tests were carried out over the 24-hour period, leading to a positivity rate of 3.4%. At…
MoreNearly 7,000 inoculated so far
6,775 people, primarily health personnel and care home residents, had received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine by yesterday morning, which means 0.12% of the population is on the way to being…
MorePrime Minister: Go easy on New Year celebrations
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged people to cancel planned New Year’s Eve parties and enjoy a quiet evening with close family and friends. At a press conference last night, where she announced…
MoreQ3 growth better than reported
Third-quarter (Q3) growth figures have been upwardly revised. According to new Statistics Denmark data GDP (Gross Domestic Product) rose more than previously reported as exports jumped. GDP expanded 5.2% from the second quarter,…
MoreLiberals’ division signals civil war
The opposition Liberals (Venstre) are heading for ‘civil war’ after party leader Jacob Ellemann Jensen said, Monday, he’s waiting for an independent legal review of the Child Bride Commission’s interim report but is ready to…
MoreLiberals hang Støjberg out to dry
Liberal leadership has backed party leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen’s support for an impeachment trial of former integration minister Inger Støjberg. According to tabloid daily BT only one member of the party’s steering committee disagrees with…
MoreVirus updates
‘Alarming’ death rate….Hospitalisations on the rise….Town Hall Square in lockdown on New Year’s Eve…. The number of people hospitalised by Covid rose sharply, Monday, to 872 – 55 up on the precious day….
MoreEconomists predict Q1 crisis followed by Spring recovery
Even with a Covid vaccine the Danish economy is going to get worse before it gets better. Leading economists project an exceedingly difficult first quarter (Q1) in 2021 followed by a Spring uptick. Professor…
MoreFull steam ahead for Nord Stream 2 in January
Construction of Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is expected to resume in Danish territorial waters on January 15th. The project was halted one year ago when Swiss pipe-laying company Allseas suspended…
More79-year-old receives first vaccination as fightback against Covid-19 gets underway
The long-awaited national coronavirus vaccine rollout was launched simultaneously, Sunday, at three care homes in different parts of the country. 79-year-old Leif Heiselberg, a resident of the Ældrecenter Øst nursing home in Odense…
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