Today in Denmark: A round-up of the latest news on Tuesday
Find out what's going on in Denmark today with The Local's short round-up of the news in less than five minutes.
Partial lockdown of Denmark begins tomorrow
Yesterday’s major news, the partial lockdown of 38 Danish municipalities over the Christmas and New Year period, is high on the agenda today with restaurant owners and schoolgoers amongst those hardest-hit by the latest period of struggle to contain the coronavirus.
We outlined in an article yesterday how people living in the affected municipalities will be affected by lockdown rules even if they travel to parts of the country which aren’t under the lockdown. We’ll continue to report on elements of lockdown that will impact the everyday lives of our readers in Denmark. The new restrictions come into force tomorrow.
Prime minister to face questions in parliament
During yesterday’s briefing at which she announced the lockdown, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen batted away new questions from journalists about the government’s management of the mink coronavirus outbreak last month. She is unlikely to find that so easy to do today when she will be grilled by fellow lawmakers in parliament. Frederiksen’s administration is still under political pressure over an illegal directive to cull healthy mink.
READ ALSO: Danish PM apologises for handling of mink crisis during far farm visit
2020 set to be record low year for fatal road traffic accidents
With just over three weeks left of the year, 2020 is on course to set a record low for the number of losses of life in road traffic accidents, Jyllands-Posten reports.
Traffic analysts expect the total for the year to remain under 160, which would be lower than the current record of 167, from 2012. Last year saw 199 people lose their lives in road traffic accidents in Denmark.
An expert from the Danish Road Directorate told the newspaper she believes safety initiatives and the number of cars on the roads in 2020 are both factors in the lower total. She also said that people’s concerns about Covid-19 might have transferred to a more cautious approach to driving.
Danish man to be tried in Finland for 1987 ferry murder
Finnish prosecutors have charged a Danish man over the death of a German backpacker and wounding of his girlfriend on a passenger ferry, more than three decades after the incident, news agency AFP reports.
The two students from West Germany, on a tour of the Nordic countries, were discovered with serious head injuries in the open-air sleeping area on the upper deck of the Viking Sally cruise ship on July 28th, 1987.
The Danish suspect denies murder and attempted murder and has not been taken into custody, prosecutors said, refusing to comment on whether the suspect was currently in Finland.
Prince tests positive for Covid-19
Prince Christian, the son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary and second in line to the Danish throne, has tested positive for coronavirus, the Royal Palace confirmed in a statement yesterday.
The 15-year-old prince was tested after an outbreak at his school in Hellerup north of Copenhagen. The prince will now go into isolation along with his siblings and parents but has not been in contact with other members of the royal family, the palace said.
Danish vocabulary:
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Udvidet: extended
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Trafiksikkerhed: road safety
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Færge: ferry
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Partial lockdown of Denmark begins tomorrow
Yesterday’s major news, the partial lockdown of 38 Danish municipalities over the Christmas and New Year period, is high on the agenda today with restaurant owners and schoolgoers amongst those hardest-hit by the latest period of struggle to contain the coronavirus.
We outlined in an article yesterday how people living in the affected municipalities will be affected by lockdown rules even if they travel to parts of the country which aren’t under the lockdown. We’ll continue to report on elements of lockdown that will impact the everyday lives of our readers in Denmark. The new restrictions come into force tomorrow.
Prime minister to face questions in parliament
During yesterday’s briefing at which she announced the lockdown, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen batted away new questions from journalists about the government’s management of the mink coronavirus outbreak last month. She is unlikely to find that so easy to do today when she will be grilled by fellow lawmakers in parliament. Frederiksen’s administration is still under political pressure over an illegal directive to cull healthy mink.
READ ALSO: Danish PM apologises for handling of mink crisis during far farm visit
2020 set to be record low year for fatal road traffic accidents
With just over three weeks left of the year, 2020 is on course to set a record low for the number of losses of life in road traffic accidents, Jyllands-Posten reports.
Traffic analysts expect the total for the year to remain under 160, which would be lower than the current record of 167, from 2012. Last year saw 199 people lose their lives in road traffic accidents in Denmark.
An expert from the Danish Road Directorate told the newspaper she believes safety initiatives and the number of cars on the roads in 2020 are both factors in the lower total. She also said that people’s concerns about Covid-19 might have transferred to a more cautious approach to driving.
Danish man to be tried in Finland for 1987 ferry murder
Finnish prosecutors have charged a Danish man over the death of a German backpacker and wounding of his girlfriend on a passenger ferry, more than three decades after the incident, news agency AFP reports.
The two students from West Germany, on a tour of the Nordic countries, were discovered with serious head injuries in the open-air sleeping area on the upper deck of the Viking Sally cruise ship on July 28th, 1987.
The Danish suspect denies murder and attempted murder and has not been taken into custody, prosecutors said, refusing to comment on whether the suspect was currently in Finland.
Prince tests positive for Covid-19
Prince Christian, the son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary and second in line to the Danish throne, has tested positive for coronavirus, the Royal Palace confirmed in a statement yesterday.
The 15-year-old prince was tested after an outbreak at his school in Hellerup north of Copenhagen. The prince will now go into isolation along with his siblings and parents but has not been in contact with other members of the royal family, the palace said.
Danish vocabulary:
- Udvidet: extended
- Trafiksikkerhed: road safety
- Færge: ferry
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