Denmark and Norway scrap most coronavirus restrictions, becoming two of the first EU countries to do so

Denmark and Norway on Tuesday became two of the first European Union countries to scrap most pandemic restrictions.Despite a surge in Covid-19 cases from the Omicron variant, Denmark no longer considers the outbreak “a socially critical disease”, as it is not placing a heavy burden on the health system and the country has a high vaccination rate, officials have said.Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Danish radio it is too early to know if measures may have to make a comeback.“I dare not say…

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