Denmark lift Covid restrictions despite BA.2 variant
… despite a rise in cases caused by a sub-variant of Omicron
… As of Tuesday … limits on indoor gatherings are lifted
… the use of facemasks and Covid passes will no longer be mandatory
… Covid should no “longer be considered critical”
… SARS-Cov-2 will continue circulating during the summer period
… in winter, we will start to see case counts going up again
… On December 21, Denmark reported 12,487 cases
… a peak of 41,083 new daily cases on January 29
… “Omicron BA.2 [ Omicron 2 ] is … more transmissible than BA.1 [ Omicron ], and that it also possesses immune-evasive properties that further reduce the protective effect of vaccination against infection.”
