Denmark has become the first country in the European Union to lift all pandemic limitations related to COVID-19. While the European nation has seen an average of 50,000 COVID-19 cases per day, the number of patients in hospital ICUs has curtailed. Despite a rise in Omicron cases, Denmark no longer assesses the coronavirus outbreak to be a “critical threat”.
Indoor assembling constraints have been alleviated as of Tuesday. The usage of facemasks and Covid permits is no longer necessary. Face masks are just mandatory in hospitals, nursing homes, and healthcare facilities. Only a few restrictions apply to unvaccinated visitors arriving from non-Schengen provinces at the country’s borders. Denmark has been reporting about 40,000-50,000 new cases per day, or nearly 1% of the country’s 5.8 million residents, encouraging the new verdict to loosen limits.
According to local media reports, more than 60% of the population in Denmark has received the third dose. In comparison to just under 45% throughout the EU. The health authorities estimate that certainly, 80 percent of the community has protection against severe forms of the disease.
“We have an extremely high coverage of adults vaccinated with three doses,” epidemiologist Lone Simonsen of the University of Roskilde told AFP.
However, Danish Health Authority “recommends” that someone who tests positive stay in isolation for four days under current Covid standards. Also, there is no need for contact patients to stay in isolation.
Mette Frederiksen, the Danish Prime Minister, praised the decision. Posting on Facebook, “good morning to a completely open Denmark” and was thankful to the public for taking the vaccination. Aside from Denmark, numerous European countries have loosened Covid restrictions, including Ireland, France, and the Netherlands.