Denmark will remove virtually all Covid restrictions from next Tuesday despite record infections, counting on a high vaccination rate to cope with the milder Omicron variant, the government said.
"We are saying farewell to the restrictions and welcome to life as we knew it before corona," Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told a press conference on Wednesday.
The Scandinavian country had already lifted all restrictions on September 10, before re-introducing the use of a Covid pass at the beginning of November and later bringing in new restrictions as cases soared again.
In neighbouring Sweden, authorities announced that current restrictions would remain in place for at least another two weeks.
Health Minister Lena Hallengren said the "majority of restrictions" could be removed on February 9 if "the situation has stabilised then.
" Faced with a lower level of hospitalisations than in previous waves, several European countries, including France, Ireland and the United Kingdom, have announced the lifting or a considerable reduction of their restrictions, despite record or very high cases.
In England, the only legal restriction in place from Thursday will be for people who test positive to isolate.
https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2022/01/766531/denmark-lift-covid-curbs-return-life-we-knew-it
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