Can I travel to Denmark and what are the rules?
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Magnus Heunicke, Denmark’s health minister, wrote to parliament on 26 January saying all restrictions would be removed except testing from abroad. That's why the government decided that coronavirus should no longer be considered a threatening disease for society.” She added: “The pandemic is still here, but with what we know now, we can dare to believe we are through the critical phase.” The news comes despite the Scandinavian country having one of the highest numbers of Covid-19 case rates per capita in the world. Covid infection rates in Denmark have spiked in recent weeks, with 52,831 new infections reported on average each day, equating to 99 per cent of the peak.
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