Summary of the press conference held in the Ministry of the State on March 30th 2020

Summary of the press conference held in the Ministry of the State on March 30th 2020

30/03/2020 / COVID-19 in english /

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen states that Denmark’s initiatives are working. She points out the positive development that has occured on the basis of the aforementioned initiatives. And announces that Denmark can slowly and gradually begin to reopen after the Easter Holidays. However, this will require that the positive development continues – and therefore, it should NOT be interpreted as an incentive to neglect the guidelines previously provided by the Health Services. It is particularly now that we must be persistent, keep our distance and ensure that we comply with the government’s guidelines and restrictions.. This is the prerequisite for the possibility of being able to gradually reopen the Danish society after the Easter holidays. If these restrictions and guidelines are ignored or neglected, even more aggressive measures will become necessary. The epidemic has not peaked yet; we can still expect a rise of infected- and hospitalized people as well as more deaths. And while it may seem paradoxical to reopen Denmark when people are dying, the concern is the spread of the virus must be, and is, under control. The Ministry of State will in the upcoming week further discuss the reopening of Denmark with the chairmen of the parties in the Parliament – and present a plan for this reopening by the end of the week. The Ministry of State further directs a message especially to the elder and vulnerable, whom she informs must expect to keep adapting their lives to the risk of infection. It is tough, however paradoxical, the weakest must be the strongest in this time. She states that there is hope. As it is for the time being, we have succeeded flattening the curve – the situation is continuingly serious, and exhaustive testing is necessary. Even though the spread of the virus is currently under control, we still have an epidemic.

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