Tag: Hvidovre
Too much candy, honey: how a municipal pilot helps Danish children reduce their “candy” intake
Furthermore, approximately 20 percent of the Danes’ daily energy intake is covered by sweets, whereas a maximum of only 5 percent is recommended. In total, the average person in Denmark consumes 6.6 kilos of sweets each year – and this figure does not even include chocolate! Get rid of your child’s sweet tooth!A high intake…
Sports news in Digest: Violence-stricken FCK regains top spot in sweet revenge against Brøndby
Two weeks ago, Brøndby came to the Park without a single fan to support their team. Brøndby were in bad shape and the supporters were angry at the ownership. Everyone agreed that FCK would win the ‘New Firm’ derby easily. As you know, Brøndby put up a tight defensive line, won 1-0 and rode on…
Copenhagen is looking at new metro lines
Related to M5 ratingThe plan is part of an ongoing feasibility study to investigate whether the planned M5 Metro line connecting Lynetteholm with Refshaleøen can be expanded to provide greater Metro access across other parts of the city. The town hall mentioned possible destinations as Nordvest/Bispebjerg, Brønshøj-Husum, Valby, Amager, Frederiksberg and Hvidovre. And if external…
The first homes even less affordable in Denmark despite falling house prices
Housing prices may have fallen 9.7 percent since mid-2022, but it has not become more affordable to buy one, believes Finans Danmark, the financial sector’s interest organization. According to figures for the first quarter of 2023, the average first-time buyer would need to have an annual income of DKK 775,000 to afford the necessary mortgage…
Mayors want the motorway speed limit to be reduced to 80 km/h
Twelve mayors representing municipalities around the country, including Hvidovre and Gladsaxe, have submitted a letter calling on the government to lower the speed limit on motorways. reports DR. The proposed limit is 80km/h on motorways, down from 110, 120 (the same in the UK) or even 130 in some places. On smaller roads, the proposed…
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,…
Danish News Round-Up: Majority support Queen to strip grandchildren of titles
Not the best way to handle itAccording to the survey, 44 percent said the Queen had handled the maneuver poorly. “When you write Queen Margrethe’s obituary, you have to say that she had one weak point. She didn’t consider her family’s feelings. The family is part of the ‘business’ and therefore it is important,” he…
The ultimate guide! No limit to the fun this Easter
The dark Danish winter has come to an early halt. The birds and the bees are busy, the buds are blossoming and, in and around the city, a furious frenzy of activity is unfolding, including both children and adults. The excitement is understandable. For the first time since 2019, the public can look forward to…
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…
Denmark ready to receive Ukrainian refugees
Municipalities ready to help Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said that his ministry was already in the process of expanding Denmark’s capacity to deal with refugees. “The government and the immigration authorities have already focused on ensuring that there is an acceptable response capacity if the situation in Ukraine triggers an increase in refugees moving towards…
Do not buy random corona rapid test, warns study. Some of them are sad!
A study conducted by the Central Jutland Region on behalf of the Danish Agency for Security of Supply reveals that some corona rapid tests are sad. There are 46 different kinds of throat, nose and saliva tests approved for sale in Denmark, and one of them had an accuracy of only 2.5 percent when detecting…
Science Round-Up: Men are worse than women when it comes to being alone… health-wise
Over 1 million live alone Lund said that it should be considered whether to offer help to those who have separated or have lived alone for many years. The study monitored nearly 5,000 middle-aged men and women using health data, questionnaires and blood tests over two decades. More than a million people in Denmark live…
Corona Round-Up: One-third of all COVID-19 patients in the hospital for another reason
About a third of the country’s corona patients are hospitalized for another reason, according to studies conducted this week by TV2. It visited corona wards in four of the country’s five regions and assessed a total of 433 corona patients, and it found that 168 were hospitalized for another reason. A total of 821 people…
Increasing number under five years hospitalized by corona
About 530 children under the age of five have been admitted during the pandemic, TV2 reports. And the numbers have been rising lately. During the first week of December, about 26 were admitted, but it rose to 85 in the last week of the year, according to the Statens Serum Institut (SSI). Conversely, while children…
Vaccination Action Stations: Do not forget that GPs and pharmacies are also jabbing the public!
Call your doctor Another route to vaccination could also be through your own physician. From Hellerup and Hvidovre to Frederiksberg and Farum, general practitioners across the Capital Region offer the corona plug. You can check out list of doctors offering the service here.
Danske Nyheder Round-Up: Denmark in the top ten for construction workers
Denmark ranks as the world’s tenth best country for construction workers, shows a new one Workwear guru examination. The report took into account factors such as average wages, cost of living and safety in the workplace. Construction workers in Denmark received the sixth highest annual salary with 45,295 US dollars. But Denmark lost points for…
Local Round-Up: Corona initiatives are being stepped up in the country’s largest municipality
Schools, leisure and day care facilities are still open in the City of Copenhagen, but on Monday the municipality introduced a number of e.g. initiatives for schools in the area. Based on the recommendations of the Danish Agency for Patient Safety, parents are asked to drop off and pick up children outside the school, and…
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…
Authorities are keeping an eye on new Delta mutation
Ves in the western suburbs Earlier this week, Heunicke said that it was imperative that more people in Denmark be vaccinated or landed could risk seeing restrictions initiated again. In particular, there are 11 municipalities in the Copenhagen region lagging behind in terms of vaccination rates. The national average for vaccination is around 75 percent,…
The number of people infected with the RS virus has halved – but still high
Since week 36, the number of cases of infection has decreased week by week. Nevertheless, the figure is still at a high level. That’s what Ramona Trebbien, section manager and senior researcher at SSI, says. – It is still about twice as many as we see in a peak week in a normal season, she…
Autumn Holiday 2021: Huge treasure hunt
The Hidden Giants Secret places in Rødovre, Hvidovre, Vallensbæk, Ishøj, Albertslund and Høje Taastrup; trollmap.com Autumn is upon us, and so is the usual harem of intolerable Instagram days out, from posing in a field of pumpkins to braying about pumpkin spice to … in fact, no matter — they are all pumpkin-related. When did…
The health platform is criticized for slowing down corona efforts
It writes Berlingske Friday. Nina Weis is a professor and chief physician at Hvidovre Hospital’s Infectious Diseases Department. She tells the newspaper that she and her colleagues in a current covid study must look up each individual patient in the Health Platform and manually enter the information in order to analyze it. She believes that…
Danish hospital seeks pregnant women for testing of vaccine against RS virus
To participate, you must be pregnant with a single child who is healthy. In addition, you must be between the 24th and 36th week of pregnancy and have planned to give birth at a hospital in either Odense, Hvidovre, Hillerød or Aarhus. In short, the project will investigate whether infants can be protected against RS…
OVERVIEW: Here, SF hopes for progress in the local elections
* In the most recent local elections in 2017, SF received 5.7 percent of the vote. This time, the party believes in progress across the country. * Especially in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Kolding, Esbjerg, Lyngby and Albertslund, SF sees opportunities for progress in the local elections. * SF sees opportunities for new mayoral posts in…
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,…
The pandemic has sent the doctor into the columns again
Yes, Nils Strandberg Pedersen has had his say as director of the Statens Serum Institut (SSI). He held that position for about 18 years – from 1998 to 2016. Today, retirement life is mostly spent lecturing on diseases and infections, when time is not just spent in the motorboat. Nils Strandberg Pedersen turns 70 on…
Stools from others save many lives every year
It shows a survey in 47 countries, which researchers from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital are behind. The good news is that Denmark is a leader in Europe – both in terms of treatment and research into the life-threatening intestinal infection clostridium difficile. It typically affects patients who have previously received severe antibiotic treatment,…