'Santa Claus can come to Denmark': Health chief’s Christmas news for kids
The director of the Danish Health Authority (Sundhedsstyrelsen), Søren Brostrøm, has taken to Twitter to reassure the public that Covid-19 restrictions won’t prevent Father Christmas from delivering gifts to Denmark.
Brostrøm, who has become a recognisable figure in the country due to his consistent presence at government Covid-19 briefings, responded on social media after he said he was asked how Danish coronavirus rules would affect Santa Claus.
“A member of the public has written and asked whether I can give Santa an exemption from quarantine rules so he is free to travel to Denmark,” Brostrøm wrote.
“We all know he is busy on Christmas Eve delivering all the presents to the children, so it’s no good if he has to self-isolate for several days,” the health authority director continued.
En borger har skrevet og spurgt om jeg kan give Julemanden dispensation fra karantæneregler, så han frit kan rejse ind i Danmark. Vi ved jo alle at han har travlt Juleaften med at dele alle gaverne rundt til børnene, så det dur ikke han skal selvisolere sig i flere dage.
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— Søren Brostrøm (@SSTbrostrom) December 2, 2020
“As all children (and adults) know, Santa Claus lives in Greenland! And because Greenland is part of the (Danish) kingdom, there are neither entry restrictions nor isolation requirements when he arrives in Denmark,” Brostrøm wrote.
Men som alle børn (og voksne) jo ved, så kommer Julemanden fra Grønland! Og da Grønland er en del af kongeriget (og stort set ikke har noget COVID-19 deroppe), så er der hverken indrejserestriktioner eller krav om selvisolation når Julemanden ankommer til Danmark.
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— Søren Brostrøm (@SSTbrostrom) December 2, 2020
Santa’s chosen means of travel also enables him to avoid Danish requirements to wear a face mask when using public transportation, the health director noted.
“If Santa – as I expect – travels with his own reindeer and sleigh, I would say he is exempted from the face mask requirement which applies on the plane from Greenland,” he wrote.
Og hvis Julemanden – hvad jeg forventer – rejser med sine egne rensdyr og kane, så vil jeg også mene han er undtaget fra det krav om mundbind, som gælder på flyrejsen fra Grønland.
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— Søren Brostrøm (@SSTbrostrom) December 2, 2020
Should Father Christmas need a negative coronavirus test to be able to get home after delivering his presents, the Danish Health Authority will “help (him) to book an appointment at a test centre,” he concluded.
Jeg ved ikke om min grønlandske kollega Henrik vil kræve at Julemanden fremviser negativ COVID-19-test før hjemrejsen til Grønaldn, men så må vi hjælpe Julemanden med at booke en tid i et testcenter.
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— Søren Brostrøm (@SSTbrostrom) December 2, 2020
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Brostrøm, who has become a recognisable figure in the country due to his consistent presence at government Covid-19 briefings, responded on social media after he said he was asked how Danish coronavirus rules would affect Santa Claus.
“A member of the public has written and asked whether I can give Santa an exemption from quarantine rules so he is free to travel to Denmark,” Brostrøm wrote.
“We all know he is busy on Christmas Eve delivering all the presents to the children, so it’s no good if he has to self-isolate for several days,” the health authority director continued.
En borger har skrevet og spurgt om jeg kan give Julemanden dispensation fra karantæneregler, så han frit kan rejse ind i Danmark. Vi ved jo alle at han har travlt Juleaften med at dele alle gaverne rundt til børnene, så det dur ikke han skal selvisolere sig i flere dage.
— Søren Brostrøm (@SSTbrostrom) December 2, 2020
(1/4) pic.twitter.com/TY8xFxD3I7
“As all children (and adults) know, Santa Claus lives in Greenland! And because Greenland is part of the (Danish) kingdom, there are neither entry restrictions nor isolation requirements when he arrives in Denmark,” Brostrøm wrote.
Men som alle børn (og voksne) jo ved, så kommer Julemanden fra Grønland! Og da Grønland er en del af kongeriget (og stort set ikke har noget COVID-19 deroppe), så er der hverken indrejserestriktioner eller krav om selvisolation når Julemanden ankommer til Danmark.
— Søren Brostrøm (@SSTbrostrom) December 2, 2020
(2/4) pic.twitter.com/t8N55FIAb8
Santa’s chosen means of travel also enables him to avoid Danish requirements to wear a face mask when using public transportation, the health director noted.
“If Santa – as I expect – travels with his own reindeer and sleigh, I would say he is exempted from the face mask requirement which applies on the plane from Greenland,” he wrote.
Og hvis Julemanden – hvad jeg forventer – rejser med sine egne rensdyr og kane, så vil jeg også mene han er undtaget fra det krav om mundbind, som gælder på flyrejsen fra Grønland.
— Søren Brostrøm (@SSTbrostrom) December 2, 2020
(3/4) pic.twitter.com/GJEplGfIPW
Should Father Christmas need a negative coronavirus test to be able to get home after delivering his presents, the Danish Health Authority will “help (him) to book an appointment at a test centre,” he concluded.
Jeg ved ikke om min grønlandske kollega Henrik vil kræve at Julemanden fremviser negativ COVID-19-test før hjemrejsen til Grønaldn, men så må vi hjælpe Julemanden med at booke en tid i et testcenter.
— Søren Brostrøm (@SSTbrostrom) December 2, 2020
(4/4) pic.twitter.com/wNpv608reG
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