Virus updates
Infection rate slows…Few kids hospitalised…Doctors test Spanish flu antidote…Jobless figures continue to rise….International praise for PM… 309 people have died in this country so far from the coronavirus but the rate of infection…
MoreNew agency to speed up repatriation process for failed asylum seekers
The government has set up a new agency with the specific aim of encouraging failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants to leave Denmark. Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said forcing those who’ve been denied…
MoreGovernment ready to speed up reopening process
The government was locked in negotiations with all parties last night after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she’s ready to consider re-opening society more quickly than anticipated as the number of coronavirus-related hospitalisations…
MoreLow rate of virus transmission surprises experts
The low rate of transmission of the coronavirus in this country shows how effective social distancing has been according to the National Serum Institute (SSI). When Denmark went into lockdown on March 12th…
MoreKids return to school amid parent protest
Children aged 11 and younger will gradually return to schools and nurseries this morning after a month-long lockdown but many parents are threatening to boycott the government’s plan. A Facebook group – ‘My…
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The coronavirus figures continue to fall – although 299 people had died as of yesterday, 14 more than Monday, the number of hospitalisations has dropped to 380, with 93 in intensive care. 74,210…
MoreIMF warns of 6.5% drop in GDP
The worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s and far worse than the financial crisis – that’s the pessimistic outlook from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) in its latest spring report…
MoreVirus slows inflation
The onset of the coronavirus and shutdown of shops slowed the rate of inflation in March. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer price index rose 0.4 percent year-on-year in March, half…
MoreBusiness shorts
Lego joins health efforts….Pension funds make $250m investment in US solar power….National Bank moves to boost banks’ liquidity…. Lego has moved from making its iconic plastic building blocks to manufacturing over 13,000 protective…
MoreDenmark opens up this week
Denmark will start to gradually reopen from tomorrow as the government cautiously eases the restrictions imposed a month ago to combat the spread of coronavirus. As the rate of infection continues to recede…
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