Denmark will lift all of its Covid-19 restrictions by 10 September, health officials said today. They said the virus no longer posed "a threat to society" due to the country's broad vaccination coverage.
More than 70% of Danes are fully vaccinated. "The epidemic is under control, we have record vaccination levels," Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said in a statement. "That is why, on 10 September, we can lift the special rules we had to introduce in the fight against Covid-19." However, he stressed that "the epidemic is not over" and said the government "will not hesitate to act quickly if the pandemic once again threatens the essential functioning of society." Denmark was one of the first countries to introduce a partial lockdown in March