Let’s face it: the number of corona infections coming out of most countries is a joke.
Testing is free in Denmark, and it has made many more people go to a center than in other countries, where testing typically costs between 200 and 500 kroner.
Therefore, Denmark has largely been a leader in infection rates in the past month. There have been days when almost 1 percent of the population has been tested positive.
Less accurate image
However, after the repeal of the coronapas regulations, Troels Petersen from the Niels Bohr Institute does not expect future infection rates to paint a true picture – for two reasons, according to DR.
First, fewer people will seek 72- and 48-hour coronapas in light of the cessation of restrictions.
Second, behavior will change as a result of the restrictions being lifted, and there is no explanation as to how this will affect people’s attitudes towards being tested.
Cards are still required at some workplaces
Nevertheless, some workplaces will continue to require corona passes, and they have the support of Dansk Industri to continue with the initiatives.
However, the FH organization would like the requirement to be shelved.
FH President Lizette Risgaard is surprised that employers were so vocal in bringing the restrictions to an end if they were to oppose such measures in their own backyard.
Healthy fall in R rate
Yesterday may therefore be the last time Denmark gets a fairly accurate picture of its corona situation, and this is good news, as the Reproduction Rate has fallen from 1.2 to 1.0 in the last seven days.
This is in line with the Statens Serum Institut’s observation that the infection rate is declining in urban areas – especially in schools.
A total of 45,366 new cases were confirmed yesterday and 15 more deaths. About 28.52 percent of all PCR tests were positive, and the number at the hospital is 1,070, even though at least 40 percent were admitted for other reasons.
Source: The Nordic Page