COVID-19: Denmark eliminates restrictions and decrees an end to the pandemic from February 1

Denmark will end restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic from this Tuesday despite the fact that infections by the omicron variant of the coronavirus continue to increase in several countries around the world.

With this measure, the nation becomes the first to decree the end of the pandemic in its territory.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called for “leaving the pandemic behind and moving 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”, declared the president.

From this February 1 all Danes will not be obliged to wear a mask in public spaces, unless required by the establishment; In addition, the capacity and schedule restrictions will be lifted, according to the Politiken media.

“Vaccines have turned out to be what we thought, a superweapon that has given strong protection against the virus,” Frederiksen added.

In Denmark there are approximately 1.4 million cases and more than 3,600 deaths. In the last 24 hours, 46,747 infections were registered, the second highest number of daily cases since the start of the pandemic.

However, Denmark’s decisions are taken seriously as it has a global coronavirus surveillance system designed specifically for when the nature of the virus changes rapidly, according to an article in The Washington Post.

The epidemiological models of Denmark are a world example. The country conducts more tests than any other in the world, for example, at a per capita rate seven times higher than the US.

Its ability to rake and trace the virus for each test allows positives to be identified daily and to know the variant and understand who infected whom. (I)