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Brett Gibbons

Denmark is first EU nation to ditch most Covid rules despite rise in Omicron cases

Denmark has become one of the first European Union countries to scrap most pandemic restrictions as it no longer considers the Covid-19 outbreak “a socially critical disease”.

Although Omicron cases are increasing, it is not placing a heavy burden on the health system and the country has a high vaccination rate, officials said.

Denmark has in recent weeks seen more than 50,000 daily cases on average while the number of people in hospital intensive care units has dropped.

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