Regardless of COVID-19 circumstances surging in Denmark, the nation has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions. The Scandinavian nation has the very best ranges of the Omicron variant in Europe.
However Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated the nation's excessive vaccination price is the explanation restrictions may be lifted.
"In case you ask me for only one reply, why and the way are Denmark in a position to raise up restrictions? It's due to the vaccines," Frederiksen stated.
Greater than 80% of the inhabitants is totally vaccinated and practically 100% of the aged are boosted.
Danes endured two years of powerful lockdowns and whereas circumstances are up, COVID loss of life charges are down and hospitals within the nation should not overfilled. The World Well being Group warned that the reopening might backfire.
"They are often proper and we may be proper on the identical time. So if you happen to get the identical vaccine price, then possibly you are able to do as we've got carried out in Denmark," Frederiksen informed CBS Information' Chris Livesay.
In the mean time, there are solely about 30 sufferers in Denmark's ICUs. If these numbers shoot up, the federal government says it'll rethink restrictions, and probably even a fourth dose of vaccine.
Sweden and Norway additionally dropped most of their COVID restrictions.