Today in Denmark: A roundup of the news on Thursday
Find out what's going on in Denmark today with The Local's short roundup of the news in less than five minutes.
Vestas ends commercial activity in Russia
Vestas is the latest major Danish company to cut business ties with Russia, after announcing yesterday it would stop all commercial activity in the country.
The wind power giant is to continue servicing existing turbines in both Russia and Ukraine, however.
“Vestas condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian invasion and the gruesome acts Russian troops are committing in Ukraine,” the company said in a statement to broadcaster DR.
A number of Vestas staff in Ukraine have been forced to flee or are concerned for their safety, the company said.
“We are worried about our colleagues, customers and commercial partners who are located in the besieged areas,” it said.
READ ALSO: Danish shipping giant Maersk to stop deliveries to Russian ports
Court jails exiled Iranians for spying for Saudi Arabia
A Danish court on Wednesday sentenced three leaders of an Iranian Arab separatist group to between six and eight years in prison after they were convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia, news wire AFP reports.
Two members of the ASMLA (Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz), which Iran brands a terrorist group, will also be deported after completing their sentence, the court in Roskilde announced in a statement.
The court last month found the ASMLA leaders "guilty of creating an intelligence unit for a Saudi intelligence service over a period of several years", based among other places at an address in Zealand town Ringsted.
Weather: Early spring day awaits after chilly start
Spring in Denmark often doesn’t really get going until April, but this year has so far defied that with March getting off to a sunny and mild start.
That will continue today with below freezing temperatures early this morning giving way to a bright, sunny day after sunrise. Blue skies are predicted for the whole country this afternoon.
Temperatures are forecast to reach between 4 and 6 degrees Celsius. Frost is expected to return tonight with possible fog tomorrow morning.
Covid-19: 20,458 new cases in most recent update
A total of 20,458 new cases of Covid-19 were registered by health authorities in the latest daily update yesterday, with metrics showing that the winter wave of the coronavirus is now receding.
77,746 PCR tests were administered, giving a test positivity rate of 26 percent.
95 of Denmark’s 98 municipalities have a declining incidence rate over the last week, with the exceptions being Solrød along with two islands, Læsø and Ærø.
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said earlier this week that the number of people with a positive test who are admitted to hospital is now falling, another sign that the epidemic curve has turned.
Kontakttallet er beregnet til 0,7. Dermed fortsætter udviklingen nedad for epidemien i Danmark. Og vigtigt: Antallet af nyindlæggelser falder også nu. Det er en indikation på, at antallet af indlagte kan forventes at falde inden så længe. #COVID19dk pic.twitter.com/4cnjqDyph6
— Magnus Heunicke (@Heunicke) March 1, 2022
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Vestas ends commercial activity in Russia
Vestas is the latest major Danish company to cut business ties with Russia, after announcing yesterday it would stop all commercial activity in the country.
The wind power giant is to continue servicing existing turbines in both Russia and Ukraine, however.
“Vestas condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian invasion and the gruesome acts Russian troops are committing in Ukraine,” the company said in a statement to broadcaster DR.
A number of Vestas staff in Ukraine have been forced to flee or are concerned for their safety, the company said.
“We are worried about our colleagues, customers and commercial partners who are located in the besieged areas,” it said.
READ ALSO: Danish shipping giant Maersk to stop deliveries to Russian ports
Court jails exiled Iranians for spying for Saudi Arabia
A Danish court on Wednesday sentenced three leaders of an Iranian Arab separatist group to between six and eight years in prison after they were convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia, news wire AFP reports.
Two members of the ASMLA (Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz), which Iran brands a terrorist group, will also be deported after completing their sentence, the court in Roskilde announced in a statement.
The court last month found the ASMLA leaders "guilty of creating an intelligence unit for a Saudi intelligence service over a period of several years", based among other places at an address in Zealand town Ringsted.
Weather: Early spring day awaits after chilly start
Spring in Denmark often doesn’t really get going until April, but this year has so far defied that with March getting off to a sunny and mild start.
That will continue today with below freezing temperatures early this morning giving way to a bright, sunny day after sunrise. Blue skies are predicted for the whole country this afternoon.
Temperatures are forecast to reach between 4 and 6 degrees Celsius. Frost is expected to return tonight with possible fog tomorrow morning.
Covid-19: 20,458 new cases in most recent update
A total of 20,458 new cases of Covid-19 were registered by health authorities in the latest daily update yesterday, with metrics showing that the winter wave of the coronavirus is now receding.
77,746 PCR tests were administered, giving a test positivity rate of 26 percent.
95 of Denmark’s 98 municipalities have a declining incidence rate over the last week, with the exceptions being Solrød along with two islands, Læsø and Ærø.
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said earlier this week that the number of people with a positive test who are admitted to hospital is now falling, another sign that the epidemic curve has turned.
Kontakttallet er beregnet til 0,7. Dermed fortsætter udviklingen nedad for epidemien i Danmark. Og vigtigt: Antallet af nyindlæggelser falder også nu. Det er en indikation på, at antallet af indlagte kan forventes at falde inden så længe. #COVID19dk pic.twitter.com/4cnjqDyph6
— Magnus Heunicke (@Heunicke) March 1, 2022
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