Denmark to lift nearly ALL Covid restrictions and return to 'life as we knew it ...

Denmark will remove virtually all Covid restrictions from next Tuesday, as the Prime Minister announced the nation will go back to 'life as we knew it before corona' and that the disease was no longer 'threatening for society'.

The move will see the Scandinavian nation become the first European Union country to lift all of its domestic curbs despite the Omicron wave sweeping the continent.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen credited the country's high vaccination rate for allowing the removal of restrictions, saying the protection the jabs provided would suffice for the far less lethal Omicron variant.

'We are saying farewell to the restrictions and welcome to life as we knew it before corona,' Frederiksen told a press conference yesterday.

 '[The vaccine] has been superweapon. It has given us a solid defence against infection that continues. 

'That's why the government decided that coronavirus should no longer be considered a threatening disease for society.'

The move has set a precedent for other European countries to follow suit, as the Omicron Covid variant has proven to be relatively mild despite a soaring infection rate. 

The Danish government will from next Tuesday lift all domestic restrictions, including the use of a vaccine pass, mask-wearing and early closings for bars and restaurants.

Denmark intends however to keep some border measures in place for another four weeks, including tests and/or quarantine depending on travellers' immunity status.

The Scandinavian country had already lifted all restrictions on September 10, before re-introducing the use of a Covid pass at the beginning of November and later bringing in new restrictions as cases soared again.

Copenhagen saw widespread protests against the use of vaccine passes earlier this month, before the Danish government opted to remove restrictions thanks to a

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