Four weeks after Denmark began easing its lockdown, Danes on Monday returned to cafes and restaurants, confident that the coronavirus outbreak is under control.
FILE PHOTO: First customers return to Field's, shopping center, after the lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 11, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe via REUTERS/File Photo
Contrary to the French and Italians, Danes are less likely to hug and kiss as a form of greeting, which has also been a factor in limiting the spread, Kolmos said. With a population of only 5.8 million, the death rate in Denmark is on par with that of Germany with around nine per 100,000 - less than most other European countries, including 36 in neighbouring Sweden, 33 in the Netherlands and 52 in both Britain and Italy.
Danish authorities began testing more broadly only in late-April and said last week they would start a tracing scheme. “I think it was a good decision , because we can see now on the numbers that everything has worked better than in some neighbouring countries,” said Ellen Vallentin Asmus, a graphic illustrator, enjoying a coffee at the cafe for the first time in two months.
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