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Coronavirus – Denmark: School closures, teleworking and bar-restaurant restrictions

School closures, nightlife restrictions, telecommuting generalization: its prime minister Denmark announced new measures tonight in order to stem its new wave coronavirus in the country.

“We know how important school attendance is for the well-being of children and young people. That’s why we’re adding some days to the Christmas holidays, but the plan is not to have another long closing, “she said. Mete Fredericksen, during a press conference, talking about “extended vacations” and assuring that he wants to “keep society open as much as possible”.

For the Director of the Danish Infectious Diseases Control Authority (SSI) Henrik Ulum, the situation is “extremely serious”, broadcasts APE BPE.

Today, the Danish health authorities announced 6.629 new cases for the last 24 hours, a number that exceeds by 2.000 and now the cases at the peak of December 2020. In a week, the number of infections is also at its highest levels, 35.814 cases, an increase 19% compared to last week.

The school holidays were due to start on December 17 and end on January 3, but schools will be closed from December 15 until January 5.

It was also announced that from December 10, bars and restaurants, where the use of the mask is again mandatory, should close at midnight and the sale of alcohol will be prohibited after this time.

After living for almost two months without restrictions, the country reintroduced health fold, after its use mask In November.

In 577 the cases with Omicron

After all, Denmark counts 577 confirmed cases of Omicron mutation, which was first recorded in its territory on 22 November.

For Ulum, this variant is “unpleasant because of its numerous mutations and because spreads rapidly in the world”.

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