Restrictions eased from Monday – but no haircuts
The government and opposition have reached agreement to ease corona restrictions even more from Monday. The limit on outdoor group gatherings will be raised from 5 to 10, and from 25 to 50…
MoreTop cabinet ministers face grilling on Syria kids report
The Syria kids affair is rapidly developing into a major political headache for the government. Three leading cabinet ministers have been summoned to appear before Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee today after tabloid daily Ekstra…
MoreAnti-restrictions protester facing16-year jail term
A 29-year-old woman who’s facing 16 years in prison for sharing the image of a burning effigy of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on social media claims she was only expressing ’artistic licence’. Student…
More10 reports of blood clots but EMA declares AstraZeneca vaccine safe
Ten reports of blood clots in people who received AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine have been reported so far, including one that led to death, the Danish Medicines Agency (DMA) said in a statement, Thursday,…
MorePositivity rate remains stable
786 new corona cases were reported, Thursday, based on 304,412 tests – a positivity rate of 0.26% that has remained stable over the past few days. The number of patients hospitalised fell by…
MoreRestrictions cost the economy $2m an hour
The current restrictions on the business sector are costing the economy an estimated DKK10bn ($1.5bn) a month, or DKK13.5m ($2m) an hour, a new Finance Ministry projection shows. It’s estimated that the continuing…
MoreWhite Russia becomes Belarus
From today ‘White Russia’ (Hvidrusland) as it’s known in Danish, will officially be referred to as Belarus, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said the change was made ‘in recognition and respect for a people…
MoreDPP: Send criminal immigrants to Greenland
The problem of the 111 criminal immigrants who can’t be deported due to international conventions could be solved by sending them to Greenland. The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has put forward a resolution…
MorePM defends Israel trip
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has again been forced to defend her recent controversial trip to Israel. In the face of criticism from parties on both sides of the aisle during a hastily convened…
MoreNew vaccination deadline – July 25th
All adults will have been offered a vaccine by July 25th, three weeks earlier than projected last week. The Danish Health Authority (DHA) has again adjusted its timetable to accommodate the Astra Zeneca…
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