Epidemic under control but health experts issue plea for caution
The number of people hospitalised by the corona virus has fallen below 30 for the first time in three months – 29 as of yesterday, although the number in need of intensive care…
MoreCorona outbreak at 3rd mink farm
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) has found the coronavirus at a third mink farm close to Hjørring in north Jutland. 5,000 mink will be culled tomorrow by the authorities as a…
MoreNew Foreign Ministry advisory for non-EU countries
The Foreign Ministry has issued a new travel advisory from today for countries outside the EU, the Schengen zone, and the UK, mirroring the EU agreement to reopen borders to 14 countries. The…
MoreRussian prosecutors appeal release of Danish Jehovah’s Witness
Following reports last week that Danish Jehovah’s Witness Dennis Christensen, imprisoned in Russia since 2017, had been granted early release by a court it’s now been revealed that Russian prosecutors have appealed the ruling,…
MoreBusiness shorts
LEGO drops Facebook…Danske Bank bars Twitter…..DSV to build Europe’s largest logistics centre … Danish toy giant Lego is pausing social media advertising for at least a month, joining a long list of companies…
MoreNo racial motive in brutal Bornholm slaying say police as press remains silent
The police have dismissed speculation that the killing of a 28-year-old Danish-Tanzanian male on the island of Bornholm last week was racially motivated. In a case that’s been widely ignored by the Danish…
MoreHigh Court slaps injunction on ‘distressing’ care home documentary
The High Court has stopped TV2 from showing alarming undercover footage of the conditions for dementia patients at an Aarhus care home for the elderly. The banned documentary, based on hidden camera video taken by the…
MoreGovernment opens up care homes – ‘a risky strategy’
Experts have denounced the government’s decision to allow visits to care homes for the elderly after three months of restrictions. Professor of virology at Copenhagen University, Allan Randrup Thomsen, called it a ‘step…
MoreJobless figures hit 8-year high
The unemployment queue continued to lengthen in May despite the cautious reopening of the economy. 6,200 more people lost their job as the unemployment rate soared to 159.400, or 5.6% of the workforce,…
MoreBusinesses borrow a billion dollars to survive corona
23,600 struggling businesses have so far borrowed DKK6.8bn ($1bn) in interest-free loans from the government’s corona aid scheme. In a press release, Tuesday, Tax Minister Morten Bødskov said the crisis has put many…
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