As of: January 12th, 2022 9:34 pm
The particularly contagious Omikron variant now accounts for 96 percent of all new infections in Denmark. More than 20,000 more cases per day have recently been counted several times. And yet the government wants to relax now.
Denmark is loosening several corona restrictions – despite a high number of new infections. Zoos, amusement parks, museums, art halls and other facilities will be allowed to reopen from Sunday, as will cinemas and theaters with a limit of up to 500 visitors, the government announced. In many places, however, you have to prove with a Corona passport that you have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative.
In the country of six million people, more than 24,000 new infections were counted in the past 24 hours on Wednesday. According to official information, the particularly contagious Omikron variant now accounts for 96 percent of all new infections.
Fourth vaccination for vulnerable groups
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke pointed out, however, that the curve, which has now risen steeply, is flattening out once more. The situation in the intensive care units is being monitored particularly closely. The situation there is under control.
The Minister of Health also announced that particularly vulnerable groups would be given the option of a fourth vaccination. Almost 55 percent of all people in Denmark have already received a booster vaccination.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than a million people have been infected with the coronavirus in the country: The state health institute SSI has so far detected the virus in 1,000,009 citizens. A total of 3,433 infected people have died in the pandemic so far.
