Posted on 02. Mar, 2021 in: News

Opposition leader calls for speedier reopening

Opposition leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen has called for the re-opening process to be speeded up, with restrictions eased every two weeks, infection rate permitting. Ahead of talks with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Monday, concerning…

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Posted on 02. Mar, 2021 in: News

Shops re-open with ‘illogical demands’ on bigger outlets

Most of the retail sector reopened throughout Denmark, Monday, but the requirement for stores larger than 5,000 square metres to ensure at least 250 sq.mtr. per customer was dismissed as ’illogical’ by the…

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Posted on 02. Mar, 2021 in: News

Infection rate stabilises

497 new corona cases were reported, Monday, as the figures continue to stabilise around the 500 mark. 138,184 people were tested over the 24-hour period, providing a positivity rate of 0.36. The number…

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Posted on 02. Mar, 2021 in: News

$20m to ‘catastrophic Yemen’

The government has donated an extra DKK125m ($20m) to Yemen which, according to the Foreign Ministry, is ‘heading for catastrophe’. Following a digital UN Conference on the war-torn country’s humanitarian crisis, Monday, co-hosted…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2021 in: News

Shops reopen with distancing restrictions

Much of the retail sector reopens this morning after the 2-month lockdown but with restrictions. Stores less than 2,000 square metres are required to guarantee at least 10 sq.mtr. per customer – no…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2021 in: News

Experts cast doubt on government’s ‘unrealistic’ vaccination ambitions

The government is aiming to inoculate 400,000 people every day by April but so far has given no indication of where the extra vaccines will come from. Nils Strandberg Pedersen, former head of…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2021 in: News

Prime Minister on fact-finding mission to Israel

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will accompany her Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz on a fact-finding vaccine mission to Israel on Thursday. According to reports the two leaders will discuss the procurement and development of…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infections dip over weekend….Test capacity for 400,000…8 arrests following anti-lockdown demo…. 463 new corona cases were reported, Sunday, the first time in five days that the daily figure has dropped below 500. 151,982…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2021 in: News

U.S. VP calls Danish PM

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen enjoyed a ‘very constructive’ telephone conversation with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Friday, according to reports. The two discussed, amongst other things, the corona pandemic, climate change, and the…

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Posted on 01. Mar, 2021 in: News

New report: Government’s climate actions don’t match ambition

Denmark is a long way from reaching its ambitious target of a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions within a decade, the independent Climate Council (Klimarådet) has warned. In its annual review of…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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