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Lockdown & social distancing
All counter measures
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Measure
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Source
2020-05-18 Schools closure  6th to 10th classes returning to school; Municipalities and schools are given local flexibility to o... Government
2020-04-08 Limit public gatherings 7 day ban of gatherings, both inside and outside, of more than 10 persons; police has the right to d... Danish Police
2020-04-24 Strengthening the public health system Additional 11 testing centres established across the country... Ministry of Health and Eldery
2020-03-22 Limit public gatherings Additional measures for social distancing implemented in the Copenhagen airport; controlled through ... Danish Police
2020-04-09 General recommendations Advice for day cares and primary schoools drafted in context with the gradual re-opening ... Danish Health Authority
2020-03-17 Awareness campaigns A hotline for the social field was set-up to clarify questions of officals on how to implement the m... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-03-13 General recommendations All Danes should avoid all but necessary travel outside of the country.... Danish Police
2020-05-18 Testing policy All Danish adults are now allowed and able to get themselves tested if they wish by booking an appoi... Ministry of Health and the Elderly
2020-05-25 Testing policy All business persons arriving from a trip abroad again are offered a test... Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2020-03-11 Schools closure  All public schools are closed for two weeks as 16 March.... Danish Police
2020-03-16 Public services closure  All public servants who do not perform critical functions will be asked towork from home. ... Danish Police
2020-03-16 Closure of businesses and public services All public servants who do not perform critical functions will be asked towork from home. ... Danish Police
2020-03-31 Economic measures All tax deadlines are further delayed until 1st September 2020... Ministry of Taxation
2020-05-07 Strengthening the public health system Antibody study initiated with sample population of 2600 Danes... Ministry of Health and the Elderly
2020-04-08 General recommendations A number of guidelines established on appropriate hygiene measures and handling for certain sectors... Danish Health Authority
2020-06-17 Awareness campaigns As parties are allowed again, hygiene measures are critical... Danish Health Authority
2020-04-05 Other public health measures enforced Bans on visits for various public and private facilities with vulnerable population groups... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-04-05 Isolation and quarantine policies Bans on visits for various public and private facilities with vulnerable population groups... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-08-14 Closure of businesses and public services Bars, cafes, etc. must also close at 24.00 this weekend... Politi DK
2020-06-15 Border closure  Border completely opened to Schleswig-Holstein residents... Ministry of Justice
2020-03-09 Economic measures Businesses and self-employed persons can get up to 75% coverage of their personal or employee's wage... Virksomhedguiden
2020-03-22 Strengthening the public health system Call by medicines agency to safe on protective equipment use, as much as possible without compromisi... Danish Medicines Agency
2020-03-24 Economic measures Charge of sickness insurance premium for self-employed persons is deferred... Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment
2020-03-18 Closure of businesses and public services Closing of major centres and sports facilities ; provisionally valid until 30th March... Danish police
2020-03-13 Closure of businesses and public services Closures of indoor cultural institutions and leisure facilities. Transportation limited.... Danish Police
2020-03-13 Limit public gatherings Closures of indoor cultural institutions and leisure facilities. Transportation limited.... Danish Police
2020-04-14 Limit public gatherings Companies may bring employees back from home office, under certain circumstances and with certain me... Danish Police
2020-04-20 Economic measures Compensation schemes for larger events that have to be cancelled ... Ministry of Culture
2020-04-27 Public services closure  Courts to reopen... BBC
2020-04-27 Closure of businesses and public services Courts to reopen... BBC
2020-05-04 Economic measures Creation of aid package portal for Danish companies to clarify support measures available to them in... Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1970-01-01 General recommendations Danes returning home from abroad are strongly urged to stay home for 14 days and observe potential s... Danish police
2020-04-27 Strengthening the public health system Danish Emergency Management Agency has been tasked with providing support to healthcare professional... Danish Emergency Management Agency
2020-04-15 Schools closure  Day cares and primary schools to re-open ... Danish Police
2020-04-01 Strengthening the public health system Decentralisation of tests with responsibilities for some procedures being moved from hospitals to pr... Ministry of Health
2020-04-18 Economic measures Decided to create an emergency pool that can be searched by distressed cultural institutions and sea... Ministry of Culture
2020-04-03 Strengthening the public health system Dentist are mandates to continue working during emergency period for patients with critical needs... Ministry of Health
2020-05-05 Testing policy Dentist may request patients to be tested prior to appointment, due to close contact... The National Board of Health
2020-04-20 General recommendations Development of posters with critical guidelines for stores/shops with close customer contact ... Ministry of Health
2020-05-29 Economic measures Economic agreement of municipality financing found (e.g. civil ceiling will be raised extraordinaril... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-04-01 Economic measures Economic package for after-schools; and change in regulations for language schools to protect their ... Ministry of Children and Education
2020-05-12 Economic measures Economic support to travel sector: DKK 600 million to cover a large part of the guarantee on the sta... Ministry of Enterprise
2020-04-07 Economic measures Eight additional measures to support civil society... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-03-19 Other public health measures enforced Emergency accommodation for homeless people extended... Ministry for Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-03-19 Strengthening the public health system Emergency accommodation for homeless people extended... Ministry for Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-05-03 Emergency administrative structures activated or established Emergency taskforce for the economic reopening established... Ministry of Finance
2020-02-27 Economic measures Employers can receive easier reimbursements for employees that are on sick leave or absence; reimbur... The Board of Labor Market and Recruitment
2020-05-25 Border closure  Essential business trips permitted again, with documentation and under the hygiene measures that wer... Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2020-08-14 Emergency administrative structures activated or established Extended Phase 3... Justits Ministeriet
2020-05-20 Economic measures Extended entitlements to sickness benefits for people with increased risk of contracting COVID-19... The Board of Labor Market and Recruitment
2020-03-30 Limit public gatherings Extension: Public gathering ban on 10+ persons until 10 May... Danish Police
2020-03-30 Public services closure  Extension: Public servants and cultural insitutions, bars, restaurants, major shopping centres remai... Danish Police
2020-03-30 Closure of businesses and public services Extension: Public servants to remain at home until 10 May... Danish Police
2020-03-30 General recommendations Extension: of advice against non-essential travel until 10 May... Danish Police
2020-03-30 Border checks  Extension: of border controls until 10 May... Danish Police
2020-03-30 Schools closure  Extension: of school closure (with the exemption of day cares and primary schools) until 10 May... Danish Police
2020-05-15 Other public health measures enforced Extension until 1st September: People at increased risk and their relatives can stay away from their... Ministry of Employment
2020-05-15 Economic measures Extension until 8th July: aid packages to media companies, artists with combined income, public educ... Ministry of Culture
2020-04-19 Economic measures Extension until 8th June (and partially beyond): extension of the fixed cost compensation scheme; of... Ministry of Finance
2020-05-11 Limit public gatherings Extension until 18th May: the number of passengers with long-distance buses limited (1 week extensio... Traffic Authority
2020-05-09 General recommendations Extension until 31st May: General recommendation against travel abroad... Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2020-03-16 Strengthening the public health system Extraordinary grant of DKK 50 million to quickly support research that can promote, for example, the... Ministry of Health
2020-06-18 Economic measures Extra support for unskilled and unemployed with agreements on enhanced qualification opportunities; ... Danish Agency of Labour Market and Recruitment
2020-05-19 Economic measures Financial pool established for relieving relatives of people with dementia during the pandemic... Danish Health Authority
2020-03-24 Strengthening the public health system From today, the Danish Medicines Agency has restricted the sale of paracetamol intended for children... Danish Medicines Agency
2020-04-03 Other public health measures enforced Further development of a previously existing app to help homeless persons find a sleeping place or s... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-04-03 Limit public gatherings Further development of a previously existing app to help homeless persons find a sleeping place or s... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-10-08 Strengthening the public health system Further test sites will open in East Jutland... Regionmidtjylland
2020-07-08 Limit public gatherings Gatherings of up to 100 persons allowed again... Ministry of Justice
2020-04-12 Strengthening the public health system General practice and specialty practices should increase their activity after Easter... Danish Health Authority
2020-03-25 Psychological assistance and medical social work General recommendations and information on how to maintain a good mental health... Danish Health Authority
2020-05-25 General recommendations General recommendations for business persons travelling abroad established... Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2020-06-19 General recommendations General recommendations for preventing to spread of Covid at political demonstrations. This is targe... Sundhedsstyrelsen
2020-06-29 General recommendations General recommendations to stick to the good habits of frequent hand washing and keeping their dista... Sundhedsstyrelsen
2020-07-31 General recommendations General recommendation to wear a mask on public transport... Sundhedsstyrelsen
2020-06-17 Economic measures Government fully compensates transport providers for extra costs during pandemic... Ministry of Transport and Housing
2020-04-21 Limit public gatherings Government set upper limit for assemblies of 500 people; valid until 1 September 2020.... Ministry of Health and Eldery
2020-05-12 Isolation and quarantine policies Government will provide facilities for people to self-isolate where necessary by renting hotels or s... Ministry of Justice
2020-04-20 Strengthening the public health system Gradual opening for a number of providers, including psychologists, physiotherapists, private hospit... Ministry of Health and the Elderly
2020-03-27 Strengthening the public health system Guidelines for patient's discharge from the hospital established... Danish Health Authority
2020-05-29 Other public health measures enforced Guidelines for schools on how to handle re-emerging outbreaks... The National Board of Health
2020-05-08 Other public health measures enforced Guidelines for shopping malls and department stores developed... Ministry of Enterprise
2020-04-16 General recommendations Guidelines for the gradual controlled reopening of schools and daycare centers are updated: a clarif... Danish Health Authority
2020-04-20 Closure of businesses and public services Hairdressers and some other services with direct customer contact allowed to reopen again; they can ... BBC
2020-04-20 Public services closure  Hairdressers and some other services with direct customer contact allowed to reopen again; they can ... BBC
1970-01-01 Health screenings in airports and border crossings Health screening for newly arrived asylum seekers... Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Integration
2020-03-04 Isolation and quarantine policies Immigration Service, in consultation with the Red Cross, decided that all newly arrived asylum seeke... Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Integration
2020-03-04 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies Immigration Service, in consultation with the Red Cross, decided that all newly arrived asylum seeke... Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Integration
2020-06-06 Closure of businesses and public services Indoor sports and associations and all premises where sports and leisure activities are conducted - ... Ministry of Culture
2020-04-04 General recommendations Information material for "mentally vulnerable" distributed... Ministry of Health
2020-04-25 Economic measures Initiatives for approx. 215 million DKK to support socially vulnerable children and adults and peopl... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-05-20 Isolation and quarantine policies In social care homes visitors are allowed again, though only 1-2 recurring visitors and only in outd... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-04-16 Economic measures Invitation to show flexibility in handling covid-19 procurement contracts... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-06-08 Awareness campaigns Ishøj Harbor no longer corona hotspot... Danish Police
2020-08-21 Closure of businesses and public services It is now possible for cafes, bars, pubs and the like to stay open until 02 o'clock. But this requir... Politi DK
2020-03-18 Economic measures Large companies with at least 30% loss of revenue can obtain state guarantees of 70% of a new bank l... Virksomhedguiden
2020-03-23 Strengthening the public health system Launch of campaign: There are supply problems with protective equipment such as face masks and visor... Danish Medicines Agency
2020-06-18 Surveillance and monitoring Launch of tracking app "smittestopp"... Ministry of Health and Elderly
2020-03-18 Isolation and quarantine policies Limitation of visits nursing homes; relatives are only able to visit a dying or critically ill perso... Danish police
2020-03-18 Other public health measures enforced Limitation of visits to hospitals, nursing homes, housing, etc.; relatives are only able to visit a ... Danish police
2020-03-18 Strengthening the public health system Limitation of visits to hospitals; relatives are only able to visit a dying or critically ill person... Danish police
2020-03-26 Economic measures Local governments will bring forward medium-term investment programs worth DKK 2.5 billion to 2020.... Ministry for Finance
2020-06-27 Visa restrictions Loosening of Border Restrictions on June 27. Denmark will allow additional tourism-related travel fo... US Embassy
2020-05-29 Closure of businesses and public services Music and cultural schools, colleges and evening schools can also open... Ministry of Culture
2020-04-21 Other public health measures enforced New Executive Order on Maximum Occupancy in Remote Buses... Ministry of Transport
2020-05-01 Closure of businesses and public services New executive order opens up certain activities in the social field (e.g. the municipalities in case... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-05-21 Other public health measures enforced New guidelines for cultural institutions for their reopening established... Ministry of Culture
2020-03-22 Economic measures New opportunity for qualification rather than dismissal of employees in the service industry; a 30 u... Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment
2020-07-08 Strengthening the public health system New test sites in Silkeborg and Århus... Regionmidtjylland
2020-03-18 Public services closure  Nightclubs, taverns, restaurants and cafes etc.; the take-out of food continues to be possible if hy... Danish Police
2020-07-01 Closure of businesses and public services Nursing homes and hospitals reopen for visits... Sundhedsstyrelsen
2020-03-17 Emergency administrative structures activated or established On 12th March the Danish Parliament adopted an amendment to the Danish Epidemic Act authorising the ... Gorrissen Federspiel
1970-01-01 Limit public gatherings Organizers of drive-in events must have the permission of the police; which is given if certain safe... Danish Police
2020-06-15 Isolation and quarantine policies People with COVID-19 have the opportunity for insulation outside the home... Danish Health Authority
2020-04-02 Strengthening the public health system People working in social services that are in at-risk groups should not care for persons suspected w... Ministry of Health
2020-04-23 General recommendations Police publishes a list of high-risk locations for people gathering across Denmark to avoid these pl... Danish Police
2020-04-02 Economic measures Pool of 5 mio. DKK to compensate organizations that had to cancel events due to COVID-19... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-03-12 Changes in prison-related policies Prison and Probation Service has not summoned convicts who were to serve free-time sentences to redu... Prison and Probation Service
2020-05-12 Strengthening the public health system Private hospital facilities will be used to deal with backlog of health services beyond COVID-19... Ministry of Justice
2020-06-11 Limit public gatherings Private parties outside ones homes are allowed again to last longer than midnight and may have more ... Ministry of Justice
2020-05-07 Limit public gatherings Professional sports without spectators... Government
2020-03-18 Limit public gatherings Prohibition of events, events, etc. with more than 10 people; provisionally valid until 30th March... Danish police
2020-04-22 Economic measures Promoted investments in municipalities keep Danish jobs going; they are the result of an agreement b... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-06-15 Closure of businesses and public services Public employees in Eastern Denmark return to work ... Ministry of Justice
2020-05-28 Other public health measures enforced Public transport guidelines updated to ensure public distancing ... Danish Police
2020-04-03 General recommendations Recommendation to public to spread Eastern grocery shopping (shops are allowed to keep open more the... Danish Police
2020-03-31 Awareness campaigns Reminder for the general population that other health issues remain important and that physicians sh... Ministry of Health
2020-06-12 Awareness campaigns Reminder that public employees, incl. healthcare workers, cannot receive gifts to ensure trust in th... Government
2020-08-15 Requirement to wear protective gear in public Required to wear a mask on public transport & for vulnerable populations, where it is not possible t... Sundhedsstyrelsen
2020-05-18 Closure of businesses and public services Restaurants, Cafes and alike allowed to reopen... Government
2020-05-11 Closure of businesses and public services Retail fully allowed to reopen under strict regulations... Government
2020-07-09 Other public health measures enforced Revised guidelines on when to wear a mask. It is not necessary to wear a mask, but it is advised in ... Sundhedsstyrelsen
2020-06-16 Economic measures Shift from relief to revovery package, with extensive measures included, launched... Ministry of Finance
2020-06-10 Surveillance and monitoring Shifting from passive (advice giving through hotline) to active (direct outreach) contact tracing of... Agency for Patient Safety
2020-04-14 Public services closure  Slow increase of public transport network, in combination with gradual opening... Danish Police
2020-04-14 Closure of businesses and public services Slow increase of public transport network, in combination with gradual opening... Danish Police
2020-03-24 General recommendations Specific behavioural recommendations to vulnerable people developed... Danish Health Authority
2020-04-18 General recommendations Specific guidelines developed for all sectors that are to reopen again (driving schools, hairdresser... Government
1970-01-01 Strengthening the public health system Specific hotline for cases detected in settings with elderly or generally vulnerable persons... Danish Patient Safety Authority
2020-03-30 Economic measures State support for employee wages expands maximum limit... Ministry of Finances
2020-04-25 Limit public gatherings Temporary ban on residing on Islands Brygge to avoid large gatherings until 1st May; fines up to 250... Danish Police
2020-03-26 Economic measures Temporary extension of the right to sickness benefit (eligibility period from March 9th until June 9... Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment
2020-04-25 Limit public gatherings Temporary residence ban at Lakolk Shopping Center to last until 27th April... Danish Police
2020-03-25 Testing policy Testing policy continuously adapted; all changes tracked in the same page; previous updates January ... Danish Health Authority
2020-04-01 Testing policy Testing scope expanded also to certain groups of people with mild symptoms, including those working ... Ministry of Health
2020-05-12 Testing policy Testing will be done through the hospitals for people with symptoms and through a "community track" ... Ministry of Justice
2020-06-03 Closure of businesses and public services The Citizenship Test and Citizenship Test will be held on June 3... Ministry of Immigration and Integration
2020-06-15 Strengthening the public health system The Danish Medicines Agency has now lifted part of the restriction on the sale of liquid paracetamol... Danish Medicines Agency
2020-03-31 Emergency administrative structures activated or established The Danish Parliament has adopted an amendment to the Danish Epidemic Act, granting the government a... Gorrissen Federspiel
2020-03-12 Surveillance and monitoring The Danish agency for patient safety has been given the right to test any person suspected of COVID-... Danish Agency for Patient Safety
2020-06-11 Economic measures The Government will set up a state fund to help secure the capital base of large Danish community-ba... Ministry of Finance
2020-03-13 Public services closure  The Immigration Service thus stopped the conduct of asylum calls on Friday, March 13, and the Refuge... Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Integration
2020-04-24 General recommendations The National Board of Health clarifies the guidelines for the use of protective equipment in the hea... Danish Health Authority
2020-05-04 Other public health measures enforced The National Board of Health has clarified the guidelines for the health care system on the manageme... National Board of Health
2020-04-15 General recommendations The National Board of Health has prepared information material with good advice for families with ch... Danish Health Authority
2020-04-17 Changes in prison-related policies The Prison and Probation Service is taking up new prisoners and those released during COVID-19 again... Prison and Probation Service
2020-03-14 Additional health/documents requirements upon arrival The borders remain open for the transport of good generally; additional documents from non-Danish dr... Danish police
2020-03-17 Economic measures The deadline for settlement of A-tax, AM-contribution and VAT is extended as a result of coronavirus... Virksomhedguiden
2020-05-10 General recommendations The general recommendation for the prevention of the infection have been updated in line with the ne... The National Board of Health
2020-06-10 Limit public gatherings The government and the Parliament agree to allow up to 500 people for sporting events. The total app... Ministry of Culture
2020-06-05 Economic measures The government and the social partners are gradually phasing out the wage compensation scheme... Ministry of Finance
2020-11-08 Requirement to wear protective gear in public The government expands the area where masks are required in public transport, with Silkeborg, Favrsk... Transport og Boligministeriet
2020-04-15 Emergency administrative structures activated or established The government has a goal that more foreigners without legal residence should travel home, thus the ... Ministry of Immigration and Integration
2020-03-14 Border closure  The government of Denmark closed its borders to all but Danish citizens, individuals with Danish wor... U.S. Embassy in Denmark
2020-05-14 Economic measures The government provides financial assistance to a number of disadvantaged municipalities... Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior
2020-04-16 Other public health measures enforced The government will temporarily suspend handshakes for constitutional ceremonies... Ministry of Immigration and Integration
2020-05-29 Strengthening the public health system The restriction on over-the-counter medicines is lifted... Danish Medicines Agency
2020-06-10 Closure of businesses and public services The social area returns back to normal operations... Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration
2020-03-22 Testing policy The specific recommendations from the National Board of Health are now: 1) Anyone with moderate to s... Ministry of Health
2020-05-14 General recommendations Three corona hotspots are deleted from the hotspot list... Danish Police
2020-04-13 General recommendations Three teaching courses for schooling prepared called “Corona on the Schedule”, which takes stude... Danish Health Authority
2020-03-27 Economic measures To help the aviation industry, the Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Agency now extends the... Danish Transport, Construction and Housing Agency
2020-06-04 Closure of businesses and public services Transfers of asylum seekers resumed (except for Dublin transfers)... Ministry of Immigration and Integration
2020-05-29 General recommendations Travel guidelines to Germany, Iceland and Norway changed, so travel abroad is not discouraged anymor... Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2020-06-08 Awareness campaigns Two corona hotspots are lifted in Northern Jutland... Danish Police
2020-07-09 Isolation and quarantine policies Updated isolation policy... Sundhedsstyrelsen
2020-07-09 Testing policy Updated testing policy... Sundhedsstyrelsen
2020-07-30 Visa restrictions Updated travel guidelines for countries within the EU / Schengen and the UK... Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
2020-05-04 Awareness campaigns Update on who is at particular risk... National Board of Health
2020-06-08 Limit public gatherings Up to 50 people gathers are allowed again... Ministry of Justice
2020-06-15 Other public health measures enforced Vaccination against pneumococci is free for people over the age of 65... Danish Health Authority
2020-04-24 Awareness campaigns Various film productions around topics of COVID-19 with elderly or "presence and confidence in the c... Danish Health Authority
1970-01-01 Economic measures Various measures by the Danish National Bank, including standing swap line with ECB, increased polic... International Monetary Fund
2020-03-18 Changes in prison-related policies Visits (except for lawyers) have been banned, and all permits to exit were being revoked... Kriminal Forsorgen
2020-06-10 General recommendations Visits to elderly and social homes should as far as possible be happening outside... Agency for Patient Safety
2020-05-01 Other public health measures enforced Women are allowed to give birth at home again... Danish Regions
2020-05-21 Closure of businesses and public services Zoos, sheet music, museums, theaters, art galleries, cinemas now to reopen... Ministry of Culture
2020-07-06 Strengthening the public health system revised guidelines for handling COVID-19 in the health care system and clarifies... Sundhedsstyrelsen
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