The Local Denmark 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 Why is Denmark easing restrictions with Covid-19 infections on mild rise? Denmark on Tuesday announced that coronavirus restrictions will be further lifted on Friday May 21st, despite a slight increase in infection numbers in the last week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210518/why-is-denmark-easing-restrictions-with-covid-19-infections-on-mild-rise Tue, 18 May 2021 18:26:35 +0200 why-is-denmark-easing-restrictions-with-covid-19-infections-on-mild-rise Denmark strikes new autumn record for Covid patients Denmark now has more people in hospital with coronavirus than at any time in more than six months, the country's infectious diseases agency SSI said in a statement on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201114/denmark-strikes-new-autumn-record-for-covid-patients Sat, 14 Nov 2020 18:45:53 +0100 denmark-strikes-new-autumn-record-for-covid-patients Denmark sets record for number of new Covid-19 cases Denmark set a new record for the number of people testing positive for coronavirus on Friday, with 1,191 people diagnosed since the last figures were announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201030/denmark-sets-new-record-for-number-of-new-covid-19-cases Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:08:31 +0100 denmark-sets-new-record-for-number-of-new-covid-19-cases Danish data authority hopes to recover coronavirus emails after deletion The Danish Health Data Authority (Sundhedsdatastyrelsen, SDS) has deleted emails sent during the coronavirus crisis and has also deleted emails sent by national infectious disease institute Statens Serum Institute (SSI). https://www.thelocal.dk/20201001/danish-data-authority-hopes-to-recover-coronavirus-emails-after-deletion Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:23:15 +0200 danish-data-authority-hopes-to-recover-coronavirus-emails-after-deletion Denmark breaks record for new coronavirus cases Denmark on Saturday registered the highest number of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic broke out in March, surpassing the country's previous April peak. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200919/new-coronavirus-cases-in-denmark-set-new-record Sat, 19 Sep 2020 17:41:24 +0200 new-coronavirus-cases-in-denmark-set-new-record Second wave 'very unlikely' says Danish health chief The head of Denmark's infectious diseases agency SSI, has said he believes a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic was "very unlikely" in the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200512/second-wave-very-unlikely-says-danish-health-chief Tue, 12 May 2020 15:13:01 +0200 second-wave-very-unlikely-says-danish-health-chief Danish agency: pandemic to 'die out' even with more opening Denmark's infectious diseases agency has said the country can safely open up shops, restaurants, upper secondary schools, and workplaces -- so long as people continue to follow social distancing and hygiene guidelines. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200506/danish-health-agency-gives-green-light-to-further-reopening Wed, 06 May 2020 15:42:07 +0200 danish-health-agency-gives-green-light-to-further-reopening Danish health agency says 400,000 could have been infected Denmark's infectious diseases agency SSI has estimated that the true number of people who have had coronavirus is between 30 and 80 times larger than the roughly 5,000 who have so far tested positive. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200408/danish-health-agency-says-400000-could-have-been-infected Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:02:30 +0200 danish-health-agency-says-400000-could-have-been-infected