Denmark to end all coronavirus restrictions next Tuesday, February 1.
This was announced by the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, who has called to “leave the pandemic behind and move forward”. “We are here with incredibly good news. This marks the transition to a new era for all of us because Denmark will once again be an open society,” he celebrated at a press conference with the Minister of Health, Magnus Heunicke.
Precisely, this announcement has been made on the day that the Danish Health authorities have confirmed the second highest number of daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, 46,747. In total, approximately 1.4 million cases and more than 3,600 deaths have been recorded. In addition, it is in this country where an important number of cases of the subvariant of omicron, BA.2, although they assured that “they are not worried” that it could have a much more serious impact than what we have seen so far.
Starting next week, the Danes They will not be obliged to wear a mask in public spaces, unless required by the establishments, capacity and time restrictions will be lifted, and other entertainment venues will reopen their doors, according to ‘Politiken’.
Yes, restrictions will remain in force for those who arrive from abroad who have not been vaccinated, who must present a negative coronavirus test and keep a period of quarantine.
Although Frederiksen has clarified that the disease is still present, he has highlighted the good reception that has had among the Danes the immunization plan. “Vaccines have turned out to be what we thought, a super weapon that has given strong protection against the virus,” he said. In this sense, he thanked the “performance of the entire society”, which “assumed responsibility, was vaccinated and took care of itself”, showing “a sense of community” without which it could not have come “so far and so fast ” at the end of the measurements.
In September Denmark also removed all measures against COVID-19 when considering the pandemic controlled with a vaccination rate, at that time, of 73%. However, months later they recognized that “ómicron was changing the rules” and ordered the closure of public spaces, such as cinemas or theaters.
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