Posted on 12. Mar, 2020 in: News

DSB adds more room to reduce risk of contamination

National rail carrier DSB is adding more carriages to its trains so passengers can sit further apart, in a bid to reduce coronavirus transmission. The company said it would increase the length of…

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Posted on 12. Mar, 2020 in: News

Business disruptions

Danske Bank warns shareholders….Airport figures ‘devastated’….Gym closes doors to members… Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, has advised its shareholders to stay away from next week’s annual general meeting and instead follow the event online,…

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Posted on 11. Mar, 2020 in: News

Government presents DKK125bn corona crisis package

The government has presented a DKK125bn (€16.5b) aid package to cushion businesses from the fallout of tbe coronavirus crisis. At a press conference, Tuesday, Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen said Danish exports totaling DKK102bn…

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Posted on 11. Mar, 2020 in: News

Spike in infections

The number of coronavirus cases in Denmark rose sharply, Tuesday, to 262, a 130% rise on Monday and the biggest single day increase so far. At a press conference Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…

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Posted on 11. Mar, 2020 in: News

Flights from risk areas suspended

All flights to Denmark from areas severely hit by coronavirus have been cancelled. With the number of confirmed cases rising rapidly, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday that ‘all air traffic to Denmark…

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Posted on 11. Mar, 2020 in: News

Editorials support government’s corona efforts

There’s widespread editorial support this morning for the government’s efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Politiken writes that the public needs to accept it’s time to put society first and trust…

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Posted on 11. Mar, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

The Danish Health Authority (DHA) has warned that up to 5,600 people in this country could die from the coronavirus and even if the disease subsides this summer it could return later in…

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Posted on 11. Mar, 2020 in: News

Exports up but coronavirus casts dark shadow

Danish exports enjoyed a strong start to the year…before the coronavirus appeared. Exports, boosted by sales of medicine and wind turbines, rose a seasonally adjusted 5.3 percent year-on-year in January, to DKK 61.4bn…

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Posted on 11. Mar, 2020 in: News

Prices up

The rate of inflation increased slightly in February. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer price index rose 0.8 percent year-on-year in February, following a 0.7 percent increase in January. The biggest…

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Posted on 10. Mar, 2020 in: News

Top economist issues doomsday warning: Biggest crisis since 2008

The government needs to adopt desperate measures to stop Denmark spiralling into a new financial crisis, one of the country’s top economists has warned. As stocks plunged throughout the world, Monday, Lars Christensen,…

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