Today in Denmark: A roundup of the news on Tuesday
Find out what's going on in Denmark today with The Local's short roundup of the news in less than five minutes.
Fewer young people complete vocational education
Vocational education programmes (erhvervsuddannelser) in Denmark are seeing fewer young students complete their courses, according to Statistics Denmark.
In 2021, 23.1 percent of all people aged 25 who had complete an education programme had done so via a vocational programme.
That represents a significant drop over the last decade. The proportion in 2011 was 38.3 percent.
Conversely, more people are completing upper secondary school (gymnasium) compared to previous years.
New asylum centre to open in South Jutland
A new asylum facility is to be opened in Augustenborg, located in Sønderborg municipality close to the German border. The centre will be able to accommodate 370 Ukrainian asylum seekers, broadcaster DR writes.
A former psychiatric hospital is to be converted into the new centre, which is the fifth to be opened in the region in recent weeks.
Other new asylum facilities in South Jutland have opened in Tønder, Esbjerg, Aabenraa and Haderslev, with the Augustenborg addition bringing capacity for asylum seekers in the region to 2,320, DR writes.
58 municipalities and business organisation make plans to hire Ukrainian refugees
Representatives from 58 of Denmark’s 98 municipalities, along with the Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri, DI), a major interest organisation for companies, are set to meet today to discuss new networks between businesses and local authorities.
The networks will be intended to help find jobs for Ukrainian refugees and help businesses fill vacant jobs.
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees are now in Denmark with 1,500 so far granted residence permits, the first step to entering the labour market, news wire Ritzau writes.
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Covid-19: 2,266 new cases on Monday
Official data shows that 2,266 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Monday.
The positive cases were found among 13,462 PCR tests, giving a test positivity rate of around 17 percent. Generally, testing levels are now a fraction of those seen earlier in the pandemic.
1,064 people with Covid-19 are currently admitted to hospitals in Denmark. This total is on a downward trend, having reached over 1,500 in early March, though it is 43 more than the previous day’s number. Inpatient numbers can be higher on Mondays due to fewer patients being discharged over the weekend.
A large proportion of the patients are not receiving treatment for the coronavirus and are in hospital for other reasons.
18 people with Covid-19 are currently in ICU care and 7 are receiving ventilator treatment.
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Fewer young people complete vocational education
Vocational education programmes (erhvervsuddannelser) in Denmark are seeing fewer young students complete their courses, according to Statistics Denmark.
In 2021, 23.1 percent of all people aged 25 who had complete an education programme had done so via a vocational programme.
That represents a significant drop over the last decade. The proportion in 2011 was 38.3 percent.
Conversely, more people are completing upper secondary school (gymnasium) compared to previous years.
New asylum centre to open in South Jutland
A new asylum facility is to be opened in Augustenborg, located in Sønderborg municipality close to the German border. The centre will be able to accommodate 370 Ukrainian asylum seekers, broadcaster DR writes.
A former psychiatric hospital is to be converted into the new centre, which is the fifth to be opened in the region in recent weeks.
Other new asylum facilities in South Jutland have opened in Tønder, Esbjerg, Aabenraa and Haderslev, with the Augustenborg addition bringing capacity for asylum seekers in the region to 2,320, DR writes.
58 municipalities and business organisation make plans to hire Ukrainian refugees
Representatives from 58 of Denmark’s 98 municipalities, along with the Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri, DI), a major interest organisation for companies, are set to meet today to discuss new networks between businesses and local authorities.
The networks will be intended to help find jobs for Ukrainian refugees and help businesses fill vacant jobs.
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees are now in Denmark with 1,500 so far granted residence permits, the first step to entering the labour market, news wire Ritzau writes.
READ ALSO:
- Denmark considers ‘fast-track’ system for Ukrainians with job offers
- Are international workers the answer to Denmark’s labour shortage?
Covid-19: 2,266 new cases on Monday
Official data shows that 2,266 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Monday.
The positive cases were found among 13,462 PCR tests, giving a test positivity rate of around 17 percent. Generally, testing levels are now a fraction of those seen earlier in the pandemic.
1,064 people with Covid-19 are currently admitted to hospitals in Denmark. This total is on a downward trend, having reached over 1,500 in early March, though it is 43 more than the previous day’s number. Inpatient numbers can be higher on Mondays due to fewer patients being discharged over the weekend.
A large proportion of the patients are not receiving treatment for the coronavirus and are in hospital for other reasons.
18 people with Covid-19 are currently in ICU care and 7 are receiving ventilator treatment.
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