Pricked Denmark from the lock: everything is allowed again | Abroad

Magnus Heunicke beamed when he announced two weeks ago that all corona measures would be lifted on Friday 10 September. The Danish health minister said the pandemic was under control, calling the coronavirus “no longer a threat to public health due to high vaccination coverage.”

Still, Heunicke emphasized that the virus is not gone. “Things are going well now, but the epidemic is not over,” he said. “The government will not hesitate to intervene if the virus starts to pose a threat again.” But as long as that is not the case, the Danes are allowed to move freely in the country again. Without mouth masks, without corona passport, without an appropriate distance. Everything is possible again.

Precursor

Denmark was a forerunner in the corona crisis by going into lockdown faster than many other countries in March 2020. This was followed very strictly and the figures quickly started to move in the right direction. On April 21 of this year, the corona passport was introduced to enter catering establishments, cinemas, fitness shops, hairdressers, football stadiums and more. The Danes responded en masse to the vaccination invitations: 73 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated – about ten percent more than in our country. During the entire pandemic, 2,599 people died from the virus; on a population of just under six million people, that is a lot less than in many other countries.

The government does, however, keep a lid on it by saying that new measures can still be taken when they prove necessary, and in the Danish newspaper Politics cautions the chief doctor of the hospital in Bispebjerg. He does not consider that the hospital figures are rising for the sixth day in a row. “But that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t become a cause for concern if the increase continues,” says Christian Wamberg. “I am especially concerned about the people who have not yet been vaccinated.”

He is therefore far from asking for new measures. “But it’s something to keep an eye on.”

Measures on travel

The travel restrictions in Denmark will remain in effect at least until October. This means that you must be able to present the corona passport to be allowed to enter the country. Depending on your country of origin and your choice of whether or not to be vaccinated, different restrictions will be imposed. This can range from a ten-day quarantine to carefree travel.

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