Health supremo: We could be back to normal within two months
Health supremo Tyra Grove Krause believes the Omicron variant is the ‘beginning of the end’ of the coronavirus and Denmark could be back to normal by the end of February. In an interview…
MoreGovernment refuses to review restrictions despite positive news
The government has dismissed opposition calls to ease national corona restrictions. Following reports that the chances of being hospitalised by the dominant Omicron variant are less than half of its predecessor, Delta, both…
MoreVirus updates
8.801 new corona cases were reported, Monday, based on 76,278 tests, a positivity rate of 11.54%, slightly down on the Christmas period. However, health officials stressed that the day’s figures were ‘underestimated’ as…
MoreMan jailed for death threats against PM
A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to nine months in prison for issuing death threats against Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Head of the Danish Health Authority, Søren Brostrøm. The man, who appeared…
MorePension fund gambles with Danes’ investments
ATP, Denmark’s largest pension and social security provider, has announced plans to adopt a riskier investment strategy in the future. The state-mandated fund, into which all workers must pay, said a fourth of contributions…
MorePM promises ‘fresh start’ for the elderly in New Year speech
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has promised ‘wide reaching’ changes and a ‘new start’ in care for the elderly, including cutbacks in outdated rules and bureaucracy. In her New Year speech to the nation…
MoreParties call for cuts in minimum salary requirement for non-EU workers
In response to the PM’s New Year speech, the Social Liberals (Radikale) and Conservatives expressed hope that the government’s willingness to discuss the possibility of making it easier for companies to attract skilled…
MoreAll domestic flights green by 2030
The government is aiming to make all domestic flights fossil fuel-free by 2030. In her New Year speech to the nation, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she wants to ‘make flying green’ but…
MoreQueen’s speech: ‘Future is full of hope’
In her 50th New Year message HM Queen Margrethe said 2021 had been a ‘tough year’ to get through with many challenges, not least an even more contagious version of corona, but at…
MoreVirus updates
The number of new corona cases dropped below 8,000 on New Year’s Day but far fewer people were tested over the 24-hour period – 63,235 compared to more than 200,000 daily for most…
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