While in Italy its extension is being discussed, for Denmark it is already time to say goodbye to the Green Pass (which they call "coronapass"). The Scandinavian country is in fact the first in Europe, among those that had placed restrictions along the lines of what France and Italy have done, to bet on everyone being free: starting from Friday 10 September, in fact, there is no longer any measure to contain the pandemic, which has now been literally described as "under control" by Magnus Heunicke, the socialist minister of health. So goodbye (or goodbye?) to gatherings limited to 500 people, to the closure of bars and restaurants by 2 in the morning and above all to thecoronapass obligation to access public places, even if in reality already from 1st September the imposition had remained valid only for entering the disco.
No more smart working, green light for concerts and full capacity of spectators in stadiums, and even no more mandatory mask (except at the airport): an epochal result, perhaps even risky, but made possible thanks to vaccines. Denmark, which has less than 6 million inhabitants, has in fact immunized 73% of the population with a complete cycle (a figure similar to the Italian one, but only with the first dose in our case) and above all 96% of over 65s, while in other countries including ours this category most at risk is still exposed and it is precisely for this reason that the Government is evaluating the third dose and the vaccination obligation. Covid in and around Copenhagen therefore seems to no longer be a threat, even if the numbers still speak of 500 infections a day, but with only a hundred hospitalizations and a contagion rate of 0,7%, lower than ours.
However, the Danish government has declared itself ready to retrace its steps and to rethink the strategy in the event of a new wave or above all of new variants, but at the same time has already launched the campaign for the third dose, offering it to the most vulnerable as early as 9 September. Meanwhile, however, the restrictions remain for those arriving in Denmark from abroad: it is mandatory to present the Green Pass (therefore also a negative swab).
