Denmark Announces End to All Covid Restrictions Citing High Vaccination Rates

Officials in Denmark recently announced they would end the country’s current Covid-19 restrictions on September 10. The Guardian reports that the nation’s health ministry stated that the virus was “no longer a critical threat to society.”

Health minister Magnus Heunicke said that “The epidemic is under control; we have record vaccination levels. That is why we can drop the special rules we had to introduce in the fight against Covid-19.” He went on to say the government would “act quickly if the pandemic once again threatens the essential functioning of society.”

In March of last year, Denmark became one of the first countries in Europe to implement a partial lockdown, closing schools and non-essential businesses and services. It was also one of the first to reopen, launching a “coronavirus passport” on April 21 this year. However, the passport was eliminated from some businesses in August and will be eliminated from all businesses on September 10. Bans on big groups of people and face-covering requirements have also been removed.

According to a health ministry official, the government’s decision not to renew Covid-19’s designation as a “critical threat” to society beyond September 10 effectively removes the legal foundation for the limitations.

Restrictions on entering the country, on the other hand, will stay in effect until at least October due to a separate deal between the country’s ruling parties that does not expire until later.

During the pandemic, Denmark, with a population of 5.8 million people, recorded approximately 341,000 Covid cases and 2,500 deaths.

 

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