Posted on 16. Apr, 2020 in: News

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…

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Posted on 16. Apr, 2020 in: News

New 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…

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Posted on 15. Apr, 2020 in: News

Government 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…

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Posted on 15. Apr, 2020 in: News

Low 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…

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Posted on 15. Apr, 2020 in: News

Kids 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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Posted on 15. Apr, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

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…

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Posted on 15. Apr, 2020 in: News

IMF 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…

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Posted on 15. Apr, 2020 in: News

Virus 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…

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Posted on 15. Apr, 2020 in: News

Business 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…

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Posted on 14. Apr, 2020 in: News

Denmark 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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