From today, February 1, Denmark has lifted all restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nightclubs and restaurants will reopen in the country, and masks are only required when visiting hospitals. Local authorities made this decision due to the high level of vaccination - more than 60% of Danes have already received the third dose of vaccination, while less than 45% of residents in the EU as a whole have been revaccinated, AFP reported.

In Denmark, about 40-50 thousand new cases of COVID-19 are registered daily, which is less than 1% of the total population of the country (5.8 million). Local health authorities estimate that 80% of the Danish population is protected from severe forms of the coronavirus disease. The Danish Health Authority recommends self-isolation for four days only for those who have tested positive for COVID-19. All contact persons are no longer required to be isolated. Several restrictions are still in place at the country's borders for unvaccinated travelers arriving from countries outside the Schengen area, Kommersant clarifies, citing AFP.

The Danish government does not plan to return to the introduction of restrictions again, but remains cautiously optimistic.

Denmark became the first country in Europe to remove all restrictions. Since the beginning of the year, several other countries have begun to relax quarantine measures. In particular, in Austria, the lockdown for the unvaccinated will cease to operate from February, and in France, the mandatory wearing of masks on the street and the recommendation to transfer employees to remote work will be canceled.