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Denmark to extend lockdown measures until Jan. 17 – TV2

cde.news desk 29 December 2020, 19:15 · 1 min read

A view of a part of the statue Nilen (Nile) which has 16 little bronze children crawling on it that every year are dressed in red elveshats in Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 December 2020. This year they are also dressed in protective face masks during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/Liselotte Sabroe DENMARK OUT

COPENHAGEN, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Denmark’s government will extend a hard lockdown for two weeks until Jan. 17 to limit the spread of COVID-19, broadcaster TV2 reported on Tuesday citing unnamed sources.

The extension will keep schools, shopping malls and other non-essential shops closed and will be announced at a government news conference scheduled for 1800 GMT, TV2 reported.

Denmark has seen a drastic spike in new infections this month and on Tuesday reported 2,621 new cases over the past 24 hours.

The number of new hospitalisations rose by 28 on Tuesday to a record 900, close to the maximum capacity. (Reporting by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen; Editing by Alison Williams)

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Denmark to extend lockdown measures until Jan. 17 – TV2

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