Denmark speeds up reopening as epidemic stabilises

Denmark on Friday advanced its reopening plan on the back of stable infection rates, allowing indoor serving at restaurants and bars and some football fans to cheer from the stands from April 21, weeks earlier than originally planned.

Denmark has avoided a third wave of the COVID-19 epidemic after imposing wide lockdown measures in December, which slowed the epidemic considerably to between 500-700 daily infections from several thousand in December.

As part of the deal agreed by the government and most of the parliament early on Friday, the limit on outdoor public gatherings will also be raised to 50 from 10 on April 21.