Virus updates
Infections at 6-day high but hospitalisations down as ‘R’ rate remains stable…. 22.396 new corona cases were reported Tuesday, the highest for six days, but the number of people hospitalised fell by 23,…
MoreDeadly E. coli outbreak
13 people in this country have so far been infected by a strain of deadly E.coli. The National Serum Institute (NSI) reports the outbreak began in early December 2021 – nine people have…
MoreDanish, Canadian defence ministers discuss NATO, Russian aggression, Arctic…..
Defence Minister Trine Bramsen discussed ’matters of mutual interest’ in a phone call with her Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand, Monday. According to Canada’s Department of National Defence: “The ministers expressed a continued desire…
MoreInflation slows
Despite concerns that the rapid rise in inflation in the U.S. could spread to Denmark, consumer price inflation in this country slowed in December. The consumer price index rose 3.1 percent year-on-year following…
MoreBusiness shorts
Good news for SAS but future ‘unpredictable’….Shipowners speed up green transition….. Almost one million passengers flew with struggling Scandinavian airline SAS in December, an increase of more than 150% compared to the same…
MoreIntelligence agency rocked by spy scandal
The former head of the Military Intelligence Agency (FE) has been remanded in custody since before Christmas on suspicion of leaking highly classified information. 52-year-old Lars Findsen was one of four unnamed current…
MoreDenmark compromised by intelligence leaks
The top-level leak affair has compromised trust in Denmark, three former defence and foreign ministers claimed yesterday after it was revealed that Lars Findsen, former head of the Military Intelligence Agency (FE) has…
MoreGovernment beefs up Baltic mission
The government has announced plans to extend its NATO contribution in the Baltic region with four F-16 fighter jets and a frigate to help counter Russian aggression. The Royal Danish Navy frigate HDMS Peter…
MoreImmigration Minister: Asylum seeker problem my biggest priority in 2022
New UNHCR figures showing a significant increase in the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to seek asylum in Europe have strengthened the government’s resolve to set up an offshore processing centre. Immigration…
MoreVirus updates
14,414 new corona cases were reported Monday, nearly 5,000 down on the previous day, but the number of people hospitalised rose by 54, to 777. The infection figures were based on 133.446 PCR…
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