Denmark returns to covid measures on the threshold of the third wave
Denmark is returning to electronic covid passports due to the beginning of the third wave of the pandemic. Infectiousness will need to be demonstrated when entering bars or restaurants. People will also show the relevant applications on their mobile phones at events with more than 200 participants in interiors, such as cultural facilities, including cinemas and museums. The measures announced today by the Danish government have yet to be approved by parliament, according to Reuters.
The Danish coronavirus passport, like the Czech Dot, demonstrates a vaccination or a negative test for the presence of coronavirus in the user’s body. The Nordic country, with a population of around 5.7 million, was one of the countries to lift almost all remaining anti-crime restrictions in September. During the spring and summer, Denmark managed to avoid a third wave of infections thanks to extensive restrictions introduced since Christmas.
However, the daily numbers of new infections have risen to around 2,300 in recent days, with just over 200 a day in mid-September. The share of positive tests has also grown steadily in recent weeks, from 1.2 percent in mid-September to 2.3 percent at the end of October.
“Some European countries are now in the middle of their fourth wave of the coronavirus epidemic. We in Denmark are heading for our third wave, “said Danish Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke at a briefing today. In the country, 85.9 percent of the population over the age of 12 is fully vaccinated against covid.