https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The US Food and Drug Administration said that Ebola kits sent to Denmark and other countries could result in "life-threatening" false positives. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150424/ebola-tests-sold-to-denmark-recalled Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:07:42 +0200 ebola-tests-sold-to-denmark-recalled Three Danish health workers were sent home from Sierra Leone over fears that they may have been infected with the Ebola virus. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150316/ebola-fears-send-danish-health-workers-home-from-sierra-leone Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:40:58 +0100 ebola-fears-send-danish-health-workers-home-from-sierra-leone On Helle Thorning-Schmidt's landmark trip to an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone, she met with Danish workers and Ebola survivors. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150120/in-pictures-danish-pm-in-sierra-leone Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:53:00 +0100 in-pictures-danish-pm-in-sierra-leone Danish PM's trip to "show support and solidarity" will mark the first time a Western leader has travelled to Sierra Leone since the outbreak of Ebola. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150119/thorning-to-visit-ebola-workers-in-sierra-leone Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:36:00 +0100 thorning-to-visit-ebola-workers-in-sierra-leone A Danish woman who was helping Ebola patients in Sierra Leone was exposed to the virus when her protective glove ripped. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150109/danish-nurse-put-under-quarantine-over-ebola-fears Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:52:00 +0100 danish-nurse-put-under-quarantine-over-ebola-fears Bavarian Nordic's promising Ebola vaccine began Phase 1 human trials this week at Oxford and plans to expand to the United States and Africa shortly. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150108/danish-firms-ebola-vaccine-enters-human-trials Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:11:00 +0100 danish-firms-ebola-vaccine-enters-human-trials Ebola suspicion left an arriving flight quarantined for over an hour at Copenhagen Airport on Saturday afternoon, Danish and Norwegian media reported. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141122/ebola-alarm-strands-flight-at-copenhagen-airport Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:15:00 +0100 ebola-alarm-strands-flight-at-copenhagen-airport Initial results were negative for an employee of TV2 who had reported a fever after returning from west Africa but Hvidore Hospital says additional testing may be needed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141112/danish-patient-tests-negative-for-ebola Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:11:47 +0100 danish-patient-tests-negative-for-ebola A patient who has recently been in west Africa was being tested for Ebola on Tuesday evening, with test results first expected during the course of the day on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141111/dane-admitted-to-hospital-under-ebola-suspicion Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:32:00 +0100 dane-admitted-to-hospital-under-ebola-suspicion An additional 115 million kroner, health personnel and a military supply ship are among the new commitments Denmark has made to help contain the Ebola epidemic. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141023/denmark-makes-new-massive-ebola-contribution Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:02:01 +0200 denmark-makes-new-massive-ebola-contribution The Danish biomedical company Bavarian Nordic has entered into an agreement with Belgian firm Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies to further develop Bavarian’s Ebola vaccine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141022/danish-firm-advances-its-ebola-vaccine Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:58:25 +0200 danish-firm-advances-its-ebola-vaccine Denmark will contribute ten million kroner to help Ghana serve as a regional leader in the fight to contain the Ebola outbreak in west Africa. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141021/denmark-makes-additional-donation-to-ebola-fight Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:46:00 +0200 denmark-makes-additional-donation-to-ebola-fight A Doctors without Borders employee who recently returned from west Africa tested negative for Ebola at Hvidore Hospital. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141016/breaking-possible-ebola-case-in-copenhagen Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:11:00 +0200 breaking-possible-ebola-case-in-copenhagen A false ebola alarm temporarily closed down the Copenhagen Police’s Station City on Tuesday evening. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141015/ebola-scare-closes-copenhagen-police-station Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:29:00 +0200 ebola-scare-closes-copenhagen-police-station A patient who had been in west Africa was isolated in a suburban Copenhagen hospital late on Thursday for displaying symptoms consistent with ebola. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141003/denmark-has-its-first-ebola-scare Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:50:26 +0200 denmark-has-its-first-ebola-scare In her 20-minute speech, Thorning-Schmidt took on the rise of the Islamic State, the humanitarian crisis in Syria, Russian aggression in Ukraine, climate change and more. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140925/thorning-focuses-on-conflicts-climate-un Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:22:00 +0200 thorning-focuses-on-conflicts-climate-un With a new report warning that over one million people could contract ebola by the end of the year, Helle Thorning-Schmidt announced financial support and a medical transport ship to the international response. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140925/denmark-steps-up-contributions-to-ebola-fight Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:02:00 +0200 denmark-steps-up-contributions-to-ebola-fight As Ebola-infected patients enter Western countries for treatment, Danish health officials say the virus could never spread here as it has in Africa. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140801/ebola-risk-in-denmark-very-very-small-ssi Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:07:00 +0200 ebola-risk-in-denmark-very-very-small-ssi