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Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday

Find out what's going on in Denmark today with The Local's short roundup of news.

Published: 14 July 2021 09:52 CEST
Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
Islands Brygges Havnebad, a popular Copenhagen swimming spot, in 2007. Photo: Kars Alfrink/Flickr

Aarhus football fans urged to test for Covid 

The municipality of Aarhus asks residents who attended Euro Cup events to get tested for the coronavirus, according to Danish news agency Ritzau. 

Covid cases have been on the rise in Aarhus – with 710 new infections over the previous seven days – and the Danish Agency for Patient Safety informed Aarhus officials that many of the infected had identified football events and Euro Cup festivities as possible contact points. 

Aarhus has the third highest incidence rate of all of Denmark’s municipalities, with 202.1 Covid cases per 100,000 inhabitants over the last week. Copenhagen, with the highest incidence rate, tallied 1,472 new cases over the same time period for a rate of 212.7 cases per 100,000. 

READ MORE: Danish health officials scold young people as Covid cases continue to rise

Possible Danish case of serious side effects after J&J vaccine

The Danish Medicines Agency has received the first report of a rare but serious side effect from the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. A patient – a 29-year-old woman, according to DR medical correspondent Peter Geisling – has experienced blood clots, bleeding and a low number of platelets, the DMA says. It’s a possible case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia, or VITT syndrome, and would be Denmark’s first in connection with J&J.

Over 46,280 people in Denmark have been vaccinated with the J&J vaccine, according to the latest data from Danish infectious disease agency the Statens Serum Institut. The J&J shot was removed from the national scheme in the spring, but a majority vote in the Folketing – the Danish Parliament – approved its use in an optional scheme available to certain demographics after consultation with a doctor. 

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine fundamentally differs from Moderna and Pfizer in that it uses DNA, rather than mRNA, to teach the immune system to recognise the spike proteins on the surface of the coronavirus. There have been no cases of VITT syndrome reported in connection with Moderna and Pfizer in Denmark, but three in connection with the Astra Zeneca vaccine. 

READ MORE: Denmark gives woman compensation for Covid-19 vaccine side effects 

Come on in, the water’s fine – Copenhagen harbour back open for swimming 

After several days of wastewater contamination at popular swim spots due to the weekend’s heavy rains, green flags are again flying across the port of Copenhagen, according to the Danish “bathing forecast”.

Islands Brygges Havnebad, Halfdansgade Badezone, Fisketorvets Havnebad and Kalvebod Bølge are all back on the market in time for this week’s sticky summer heat. 

READ MORE: These are Denmark’s 13 new perfect swim spots

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Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday

Denmark's royal couple in Sweden for first state visit, Copenhagen University rejects call to condemn Gaza 'genocide', Danish PM doesn't sign far-right non-cooperation pledge, and other news from Denmark on Tuesday.

Published: 7 May 2024 08:10 CEST
Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday

Danish King and Queen in Sweden on state visit 

King Frederik and Queen May arrived in Stockholm on Monday at the start of the couple’s first state visit since Frederik became Denmark’s king in January. 

The couple were rowed in the gold-plated rowing boat “Vasaorden” to the Skeppsbron quay in the heart of the Swedish capital, receiving cannon salutes, before they were received by the Swedish royal couple, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia.

The Danish royal couple are godparents to Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, the children of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel.

Over two days, the royal couple will participate in a series of events particularly centered in Stockholm.

Danish vocabulary: gudforældre – godparents

Queen Mary, King Frederik, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia inside Stockholm’s Royal Palace. Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix

Copenhagen University rejects call to condemn Gaza ‘genocide’ 

The University of Copenhagen has refused a demand from students protesting on its grounds that it recognise Israel’s attack on Gaza as a “genocide”, and condemn it, saying it cannot take a position on behalf of students and employees. 

“The University of Copenhagen as an institution has no, and will have no, position on the ongoing conflict in Gaza,” the university wrote on its page on X. 

In the post, the University of Copenhagen made it clear that both students and employees werewelcome to express their position on the conflict – and to do so on the university’s premises.

“But the university management cannot and must not express an opinion on behalf of the university’s employees and students about political matters, including about the ongoing conflict.” 

Students erected a tent camp on the university grounds on Monday as part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration, issuing six demands to university management, which also included selling any investments in companies that benefit from the conflict. 

Danish vocabulary: igangværende – ongoing 

Danish PM does not sign document ruling out far-right cooperation 

The signature of Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was notably absent from a document pledging to “never” cooperate with the far-right presented at the conference of PES; the the Europeanb Union of Social Democratic parties, the Politiken newspaper has reported.

48 Social Democrats from 27 countries signed the declaration to “never” cooperate with a party that belons with the ECR and ID European party groups,  

A number of top European social democrats have signed a common declaration that they will “never” cooperate with the European far right.

However, Denmark’s Social Democratic Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, is not among the signatories, writes Politiken.

Specifically, the signatories have committed themselves that they will not cooperate with the European party groups ECR and ID. The Danish People’s Party belongs to ID, writes Politiken.

As many as 48 social democrats from 27 European countries signed the declaration at a PES conference in Berlin at the weekend. PES is the European Union of Social Democratic Parties. 

Among the other signatories were Stefan Löfven, PES chairman and theformer Social Democratic Prime Minister of Sweden, and senior social democrats from Spain, Italy, Germany, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France and Hungary. 

Danish vocabulary: fælles – joint/common

New Danish rules on bringing foreign spouses to apply ‘at point of decision’

Anyone whose application to come to Denmark to join a Danish partner is still outstanding when new rules come into force on July 1st will be treated under the new rules, the Danish Immigration Service has confirmed.

This means that they will only have to deposit 57,000 kroner in an account for their local municipality, rather than 114,000 kroner under the existing rules, and also means the Danish partner will not have to prove they have reached Danish 3 or higher in a Danish test if they have worked in Denmark full time for five years or more.

The new rules, which make small but still significant changes to Denmark’s draconian system of family reunion for spouses, are set for their final vote in the Danish parliament on May 30th.

Danish vocabulary: ægtefællesammenføring – spousal reunification

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