There is still a high level of corona infection in Denmark, and therefore the health authorities recommend extending the assembly ban to ten people.
The government has chosen to follow this, and therefore the restrictions will be extended until and including 13 December.
This is stated by the Ministry of Health and the Elderly in a press release.
An extension has been expected. For the fourth day in a row, more than 1,200 people have been registered infected in one day, according to the Statens Serum Institut.
An increase in infection is still expected, and therefore it is still uncertain what it means for the celebration of Christmas this year.
It is likely that the government will wait until December to issue an announcement.
Other bans on assemblies are also being extended. This means that there is a maximum of 50 people at outdoor funerals and funerals.
There is still a recommendation for a maximum of ten people in private homes and a recommendation for a maximum of ten people to be seen.
The assembly bans apply until December 13, while other restrictions apply until January 2, 2021.
There have been political discussions about whether stricter restrictions should be introduced on the Copenhagen Vestegn due to particularly high infection.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) said earlier this week that she will not rule it out.
For a period, seven municipalities in North Jutland were closed down more than the rest of the country due to a mutation of coronavirus in mink, which could also affect humans.
The fear was that it could weaken the effect of an upcoming vaccine. But it seems that the particular variant of coronavirus – cluster 5 – is extinct.
The Statens Serum Institut is in the process of analyzing all corona samples from North Jutland for mink mutations.
Due to the mutation, all mink throughout the country – sick and healthy – were killed.
Initially, the government had no basis in law to do so, but a political agreement was later reached. However, it has not yet been passed in the Folketing.