Tag: Dragør
Garbage men are on strike in Copenhagen
Piles of trash on the horizon?The trade paper 3F wrote that the waste collectors in question pick up waste all over the city. Specifically the city centre, Christianshavn, Tårnby, Dragør, Amager, Vesterbro, Østerbro, Nørrebro, Nordvest, Valby, Brønshøj, Husum and Frederiksberg. ARC said it has requested the Municipal Association KL for help in resolving the conflict.
PFAS found in groundwater in every fifth municipality
Frederikshavn led the wayOf the 7,000 boreholes nationwide, unsafe PFAS levels were found in 79 samples, of which 29 in Frederikshavn, 8 in Fanø, 7 in Ishøj, 5 in Høje Taastrup and 4 in Greve and Svendborg. Other areas in the Copenhagen region with dangerous PFAS samples in drinking water were Brøndby, Dragør, Rødovre, Tårnby,…
December-January Events: It’s Live! What better way to start 2023 than with ‘Frankenstein’
Frankenstein6-28 Jan, performances Mon-Fri 20:00, Sat 17:00; Teatret ved blacke hest, Vesterbrogade 150, Frederiksberg; DKK 180, teaterbillette.dkWhy Not Theater Company is trying their luck in January for a change with a run of their new version of Frankenstein written by local playwright Tanya Mastilo, winner of the 2020 Reumert Award for her stunning play ‘The…
Local Round-Up: A few surprises among the richest and poorest districts in Copenhagen
Hellerup is the richest district in Greater Copenhagen, and Northwest the poorest, according to a survey carried out by the local media KøbenhavnLIV that mainly focused on the capital, but also included a few nearby municipalities. Based on data from Statistics Denmark, they did their best to determine the average income for the capital’s residents…
Local Round-Up: Sickness day figures confirm that the day care industry is having a hard time in Copenhagen
Teachers and day care workers in the capital take significantly more sick days than other municipal employees, figures from the town hall show. In general, the figures for sick days among Copenhagen Municipality’s employees last year, which did not include time off due to corona, were high. Its employees had an average of 11.9 sick…
Business Round-Up: Chairman of the Consumer Council concerned about loan sharks on Facebook
Anja Philip, chair of the Consumer Council Think’s Consumer Council, wants more measures to prevent consumers from falling victim to loan sharks operating on Facebook. The legislation introduced in 2020 has ensured that loans can only be offered with a maximum annual interest rate of 35 percent, which causes about half of all quick loan…
What if Denmark came under attack: No one is in control of the condition of the nation’s bunkers
The Danish Emergency Management Agency recently called for a new overview of the number of bunkers in each of Denmark’s 98 municipalities in light of the war in Ukraine. In the meantime, DR has made its own survey, which has received responses from about three quarters of the municipalities. Some, it turned out, have enough…
Local Round-Up: Put your spandex on standby to cycle the Tour de France prologue route!
Fælledparken welcomes the expected 20,000 guests to a festival that takes place from 1-2. July to mark that Copenhagen is hosting the opening day of the Tour de France. FestiVélo, which will be released as a bicycle festival, will be located between Øster Allé, Fælledsøen and Café-Pavillonen. It will be open from 12:00 to 22:00…
Among these festive markets, there could be the gem that makes this a completely classic Christmas
We can not vouch for all these Christmas markets. Some of them are screaming and cross-border vulgar, selling last year’s almonds and mulled wine stuffed at the pet store. But among this line-up could be the market where you buy one of your best Christmas gifts ever! Could be the next Fabergé You know the…
Local Round-Up: DJs have issued guidelines to ensure that festivals are not offended by lyrics
To ensure a “positive atmosphere”, the Rust music venue in Nørrebro has issued guidelines to its DJs about which songs are acceptable in the nightclub. For example, it advises DJs not to play songs that are degrading to women, minorities or ethnic minorities. The guidelines do not apply to Rust’s concert venue, where paying customers…
Danish news overview: Highest corona infection rate in 2021
Earlier this afternoon, it was confirmed that there have been 1,981 new corona infections in the last 24 hours – the highest number since January 4. In total, the positive cases were found among 95,775 samples – a positive percentage of 2.09, which is the highest rate in 2021. There are now 255 people hospitalized…
Local Round-Up: City Lakes loses 13 of its iconic horse chestnut trees
It has been a problem in manufacturing for many years due to a siege of moths whose larvae are catastrophic for horse chestnut trees. Every autumn they throw their nuts to give children conkers to make little men out of and inspiration for Nordic Noir writers, but noh the order has arrived: 13 trees will…
The homicide boss from the Travel Team can also sing
Actress Charlotte Fich, who turns 60 on Sunday 26 September, is best known as the red-haired homicide boss Ingrid Dahl in “Rejseholdet”. She constantly gets reactions to the role, even though it is decades old, because the series simply refuses to die. – It simply has its own life, she said in 2017 to Billed-Bladet,…
FACTS: These 145 sites must be examined for toxic substance
Danish Regions has decided to investigate 145 sites for the dangerous substance PFOS. Here is an overview of the places to be examined: The region of northern Jutland: Brønderslev, Civil Defense training site. Frederikshavn, Technical School (EUC Nord). Frederikshavn, Specialarbejderskolen. Ålbæk, Hvims Fire School. Hjørring, the Civil Defense’s fire drill area and former workshop. Hjørring,…
FACTS: These sites should be examined for toxic substance
Danish Regions has decided to investigate 145 sites for the dangerous substance PFOS. Here is an overview of the places to be examined: The region of northern Jutland: Brønderslev, Civil Defense training site. Frederikshavn, Technical School (EUC Nord). Frederikshavn, Specialarbejderskolen. Ålbæk, Hvims Fire School. Hjørring, the Civil Defense’s fire drill area and former workshop. Hjørring,…
Copenhagen 2021: Copenhagen on two wheels
Find a bike first. Remember, borrowing one from a friend or a host is a gamble. With the trips we have planned for you, a newly serviced bike is your best chance to get from A to B. The rental service Donkey Republic is proud of the condition of all its bikes, and in Copenhagen…
Professor: The infection rates are going the right way
The proportion of positive test results in relation to the number of samples corresponds to 0.58 percent of the samples having shown a positive answer. This is what one likes to call the positive percentage. The positive day’s positive percentage is lower than the previous day’s positive percentage, which was 0.81. At the same time,…
Coronaramt Dragør asks parents to keep small children at home
Extra restrictions are now being introduced to reverse the infection in Dragør Municipality on Amager, which is dangerously close to an automatic shutdown. This is what Mayor Helle Barth (V) says on Wednesday evening after a meeting with the municipal council. Among other things, libraries must close, municipal employees must be sent home, and parents…
FACTS: Government initiatives for greener cities
* Urban municipalities will have the opportunity to create zero-emission zones, which are reserved for, among other things, electric vehicles. * Municipalities will have the opportunity to ban older stoves in areas with collective heat supply. * A National Clean Air Partnership is established. * Municipalities will have the opportunity to earmark green parking spaces…
FACTS: Seven have been hit by police shots since June
Here are the other cases where police officers have hit civilians with service weapons since last summer: * February 11: In Herning, a 61-year-old man was wounded by gunfire during an arrest operation. It happened when he raised a weapon against the police. * November 4: At Tuse Næs near Holbæk, a 44-year-old man was…
OVERVIEW: 38 municipalities are subject to additional restrictions
The following 38 municipalities are subject to additional restrictions: * Albertslund. * All red. * Ballerup. * Brøndby. * Dragør. * Egedal. * Fax. * Fredensborg. * Frederiksberg. * Frederikssund. * Furesø. * Gentofte. * Gladsaxe. * Glostrup. * Count. * Gribskov. * Halsnæs. * Elsinore. * Herlev. * Hillerød. * Hvidovre. * Høje-Taastrup. *…
FACTS: Restaurants must sell takeaway and get salary compensation
A new agreement has been entered into on wage compensation for companies in the 38 municipalities in Denmark that are subject to stricter corona restrictions. The agreement has been entered into with the government, the Trade Union Confederation (FH) and the Danish Employers’ Association (DA). Read more about the agreement here: * The agreement applies…
OVERVIEW: Bars must be closed and school children sent home
* All school children from 4th grade and up are sent home. * The last civil servants who have not already been sent home and who do not possess critical functions are also sent home on homework. The restrictions are expected to apply in 38 municipalities, where the mayors are invited to a meeting with…
FACTS: 37 mayors have been summoned to a corona meeting on Monday
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) has announced a partial closure in Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus and a number of municipalities in the capital and on Zealand. There will be a press conference on Monday morning, and on Monday morning at 09 several mayors have been summoned to a meeting with Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke (S).…
FACTS: Mass testing of young people begins in Brøndby and Ishøj
In order to curb the spread of infection, especially among young people in the metropolitan area, the health authorities will in the coming weeks encourage people between the ages of 15 and 25 in a number of metropolitan municipalities to be tested. The plan is for more than 200,000 young people to be tested by…
The Prime Minister announces new covid-19 restrictions
Intensified measures against covid-19 will be introduced in the capital. And there will be even more if we do not succeed in stopping the increase in infection in the area. It writes Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) on Facebook. – The infection rates are worryingly high. And the level especially in the metropolitan area is…
Police have shot a man in the legs at Tuse Næs
A 44-year-old man was shot in the legs by the police at Tuse Næs on Wednesday, the Central and West Zealand Police inform on Twitter. According to police, police were threatened with a knife by the 44-year-old. The Independent Police Complaints Authority (DUP) is responsible for investigating the case. The Central and West Zealand Police…
FACTS: Worrying infection in almost all municipalities
The Danish health authorities have a concern limit of 20 infected per week per 100,000 inhabitants. On Monday, only eight municipalities are not above that limit. Here you can see the municipalities that have 20 or more infected per 100,000 inhabitants in the last week (the number in parentheses indicates confirmed number of cases in…
FACTS: Now 89 municipalities have a worrying infection rate
The Danish health authorities have a concern limit of 20 infected per week per 100,000 inhabitants. On Saturday, only nine municipalities are not above that limit. Here you can see the municipalities that have 20 or more infected per 100,000 inhabitants in the last week (the number in parentheses indicates confirmed number of cases in…
FACTS: Now 84 municipalities have a worrying infection rate
The Danish health authorities have a concern limit of 20 infected per week per 100,000 inhabitants. On Friday, only 14 municipalities are not above that limit. Here you can see the municipalities that have 20 or more infected per 100,000 inhabitants in the last week ** (the number in parentheses indicates confirmed number of cases…
FACTS: Now 80 municipalities have a worrying infection rate
80 of the country’s 98 municipalities currently have a worrying infection rate seen through the eyes of the health authorities. On Monday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s municipalities over the past seven days. Health authorities have a limit of concern at…
Younger man shot by police on Amager
A young man has been injured by shots fired by the police in Dragør on Sunday night, the Independent Police Complaints Authority (DUP) informs. Copenhagen Police reported the episode to the Police Complaints Authority at 02.23. The man has been admitted to hospital and the relatives have been notified, the DUP informs. In the Copenhagen…
FACTS: Now 77 municipalities have a worrying infection rate
77 of the country’s 98 municipalities currently have a worrying infection rate in the eyes of the health authorities. This appears on Wednesday from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s municipalities over the past seven days. Health authorities have a limit of concern at 20…
Local Round-Up: Amager gets a taste of Spain
On Friday, a new 24 km hiking trail opened that stretches the length of Amager. Amarmino – a nod to the famous Spanish pilgrimage – leads hikers through the island’s beautiful and varied landscapes and works its way from DR Byen in the north to Dragør in the south. After tear-off markings, the path goes…
FACTS: Now 79 municipalities have a worrying infection rate
79 out of the country’s 98 municipalities now have a worrying infection rate. On Sunday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per 100,000 inhabitants.…
FACTS: 77 municipalities are now over worrying infection limits
77 out of the country’s 98 municipalities now have a worrying infection rate. On Saturday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s municipalities over the past seven days. The government limit of 20 infected per 100,000 inhabitants. When a municipality crosses this border,…
FACTS: Aarhus jumps up on the municipal list of infection
77 municipalities now have a worrying infection rate. This appears on Wednesday from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. On Wednesday, three additional municipalities crossed the authorities’ limit of 20 infected per 100,000 inhabitants. When a municipality crosses…
FACTS: Worrying infection in 72 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. On Sunday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per…
FACTS: Worrying infection rates in 72 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. On Saturday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. Also read: Chief physician worried about new day with over 600 new…
FACTS: Worrying infection rates in 69 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. This appears on Friday from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per…
FACTS: Worrying infection rates in 64 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. This is stated on Thursday in the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected…
FACTS: Worrying infection rates are in 60 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. On Monday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per…
Worrying infection rates are in 60 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. On Monday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. Also read: 418 new infected – the number of hospitalized rises to…
FACTS: Concerned infection rates have spread to 63 municipalities
More and more municipalities are registering a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. On Sunday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per 100,000…
FACTS: Mouthpieces move into restaurants with new rules
On Thursday, new rules for, among other things, restaurants, cafés and bars will come into force in 17 municipalities in the capital area. Read more about the new rules for the industry here: * The permitted opening hours for restaurants, bars, cafés and similar restaurants will be limited to 10 pm. In addition, the police…
New visitor restrictions affect housing offers in the metropolitan area
Visiting restrictions are now being introduced on a number of social housing offers in the metropolitan area, where people in the risk group are staying. This is stated by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior in a press release. The message comes after an increasing number of coronavirus infections were detected. The new…
17 capital municipalities limit visits to nursing homes
17 municipalities in the metropolitan area are in full swing to find the spring posters about visit restrictions at the nursing homes. The Danish Agency for Patient Safety ordered them late Friday afternoon to immediately reintroduce the restrictions. It writes TV2 Lorry. The 17 municipalities that are now affected by partial visit bans are Albertslund,…
Specialist: New restrictions make good sense
18 municipalities have been imposed further restrictions by the health authorities to limit covid-19 infection. It makes good sense to ask Christian Wejse, a specialist in infectious diseases at Aarhus University. – I think the restrictions are reasonable and proportionate. – They reflect where infection chains have been found, and then we try to limit…