Norway and Denmark have announced that a majority of their remaining Covid-19 restrictions are set to be eased.
The countries have announced that residents will no longer be required to wear masks, subsequently removing the mask mandate that was previously in place.
Nightclubs and bars are set to reopen. With individual businesses given the option of whether to ask for proof of vaccination status or proof of a negative result.
The Norwegian Government has also stated that working from home will no longer be required. Along with the cap of 10 visitors in a private dwelling also being removed.
Speaking in a conference, Norway’s Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Store praised the country’s vaccination roll-out. Stating that, “Even if many more people are becoming infected, there are fewer who are hospitalised,”
Going on to add that, “We’re well protected by vaccines.”
Whereas the Danish Government has made the decision to no longer recognise Covid as a ‘socially critical disease,’ due to the success of Denmark’s vaccination roll out.
Therefore, Denmark is the first country within the European Union opting to recognise the COVID-19 virus as ‘endemic’ rather than it’s previous status as a ‘pandemic.’
