Virus updates
3,670 new corona cases were reported Monday, the highest daily infection rate since December last year. 151.281people were tested, providing a positivity rate of 2.43%. The number of patients hospitalised rose by 10,…
More‘Pillar of Shame’ sculptor asks for immunity from prosecution
Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt has asked the Hong Kong authorities for immunity so he can safely bring home his controversial 8-metre high ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue that’s been exhibited at Hong Kong University…
MoreLabour shortage could lead to wage hikes
Private sector employees are in a favourable position to demand significant wage increases to cover the highest rate of inflation for a decade, according to the Confederation of Danish Employers (DA). A new…
MoreImmigration Minister: Belarus crisis threatens EU welfare, security
The Poland-Belarus border crisis reflects an EU that’s at the crossroads on immigration, Integration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said in an interview with Berlingske, Sunday, in which he warned that Europeans can either renounce…
MoreClimate Minister welcomes Glasgow pact to reduce coal
Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen said Sunday he was ‘touched’ to see countries at the COP26 Climate Conference reach agreement on the Glasgow Climate Pact, the first ever climate deal to explicitly reduce coal,…
MorePolitical foes could form alliance to win mayorships
The Red/Greens could become ‘strange bedfellows’ with their traditional enemy, the Danish People’s Party (DPP) after tomorrow’s municipal elections. The far-left party currently holds no mayorships but the polls indicate they could become…
MoreBooze ban in rowdy hotspots
The government has put forward a number of proposals aimed at making inner city streets safer at night, including a 12pm ban on alcohol sales from convenience stores close to ‘rowdy’ hotspots such…
MoreVirus experts raise the bar for herd immunity
The vaccination figures are close to the 80% that experts originally believed would provide herd immunity but the delta variant has ’moved the goalposts’ according to Professor of virology at Copenhagen University, Allan…
MoreVirus updates
Infections top 3,000…. 0.93% of fully vaccinated have been infected…Denmark 13th in global vaccination ranking…Employers can demand corona pass from workers….Stricter restrictions at local level…. The National Serum Institute reported 3,233 new corona…
MoreGood week, Bad week….
It was a good week for… …Danish environmentalists after Denmark topped the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) published by NGOs at the Cop 26 Climate Conference in Glasgow… …Denmark’s trade surplus which increased…
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