Today in Denmark: A roundup of the news on Friday
Find out what's going on in Denmark today with The Local's short roundup of the news in less than five minutes.
Busy travel day prior to Easter holiday
Today is the last day before the school Easter break with many also taking time off from work next week prior to the Easter public holidays.
Heavy traffic and high passenger numbers are expected on roads and rail services, while Copenhagen Airport said it expects queuing at check and security for those heading abroad. The Molslinjen ferry between Zealand and Jutland has also confirmed a higher number of bookings than usual.
Those travelling across the country should check traffic updates before setting out.
Medical report warns of worsened conditions for Danish children at Syrian prison camps
Malnutrition and physical and mental health problems are becoming increasingly serious for five children with Danish nationality still stranded at the al-Roj prison camp in Kurdish-controlled Syria, which is used to accommodate former Isis militants and their sympathisers or families.
That is according to a medical assessment of the children conducted in the camp and sent to their families in Denmark, which broadcaster DR has seen and reported.
A doctor and child psychiatrist have raised particularly serious concerns over two of the children, according to the report.
A number of Danish children were last year evacuated from the camp, but the five who are still there remained because their mothers were stripped of their Danish citizenships and therefore did not meet the government’s criteria for evacuation.
READ ALSO: Denmark evacuates women and children from Syria: What happens next?
Restaurants in plea for new staff amid shortage
Kitchen and serving staff are in extremely short supply at restaurants on the island of Funen, DR writes.
Several restaurants and catering firms have said they are short-staffed, as has industry interest organisation Horesta.
“If you can use a knife, you can get a job anywhere on Funen. We need chefs and waiters everywhere,” the organisation’s director Tom Pelle Jensen, who is also director of Hotel Svendborg, said to DR.
Covid-19: 2,747 new cases on Thursday
Official data shows that 2,747 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Thursday.
The number is lower than the previous day’s total of 3,214. The positive cases were found among 18,838 PCR tests, giving a test positivity rate of just under 14.5 percent, a shade lower than that on Wednesday.
Generally, testing levels are now a fraction of those seen earlier in the pandemic.
989 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.
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 9 are receiving ventilator treatment.
Comments
See Also
Busy travel day prior to Easter holiday
Today is the last day before the school Easter break with many also taking time off from work next week prior to the Easter public holidays.
Heavy traffic and high passenger numbers are expected on roads and rail services, while Copenhagen Airport said it expects queuing at check and security for those heading abroad. The Molslinjen ferry between Zealand and Jutland has also confirmed a higher number of bookings than usual.
Those travelling across the country should check traffic updates before setting out.
Medical report warns of worsened conditions for Danish children at Syrian prison camps
Malnutrition and physical and mental health problems are becoming increasingly serious for five children with Danish nationality still stranded at the al-Roj prison camp in Kurdish-controlled Syria, which is used to accommodate former Isis militants and their sympathisers or families.
That is according to a medical assessment of the children conducted in the camp and sent to their families in Denmark, which broadcaster DR has seen and reported.
A doctor and child psychiatrist have raised particularly serious concerns over two of the children, according to the report.
A number of Danish children were last year evacuated from the camp, but the five who are still there remained because their mothers were stripped of their Danish citizenships and therefore did not meet the government’s criteria for evacuation.
READ ALSO: Denmark evacuates women and children from Syria: What happens next?
Restaurants in plea for new staff amid shortage
Kitchen and serving staff are in extremely short supply at restaurants on the island of Funen, DR writes.
Several restaurants and catering firms have said they are short-staffed, as has industry interest organisation Horesta.
“If you can use a knife, you can get a job anywhere on Funen. We need chefs and waiters everywhere,” the organisation’s director Tom Pelle Jensen, who is also director of Hotel Svendborg, said to DR.
Covid-19: 2,747 new cases on Thursday
Official data shows that 2,747 new cases of Covid-19 were registered on Thursday.
The number is lower than the previous day’s total of 3,214. The positive cases were found among 18,838 PCR tests, giving a test positivity rate of just under 14.5 percent, a shade lower than that on Wednesday.
Generally, testing levels are now a fraction of those seen earlier in the pandemic.
989 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.
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 9 are receiving ventilator treatment.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.