As of Monday, the stores in Denmark will open again. A week later, students in the middle and high schools of the schools can return to their classes. Then - on May 18 - it will also be free for restaurants, cafes and the like. But there will still be restrictions, says Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S).

-The situation remains serious. This is a virus that we cannot negotiate with, ”she says.

Behind the message of the reopening stands the government and other parties in the parliament. The closure of Denmark began on March 11.

514 deaths

No later than June 1, the government must notify when the borders can be reopened.

-There are border restrictions in virtually all countries around us. Therefore, one should not assume that if we decide to open the borders in Denmark, the situation will return to normal. It does not. That is why we are closely monitoring the situation in the other countries, ”says Frederiksen.

More than 10,000 people in Denmark have been diagnosed with covid-19, and 514 have died, according to authorities in the country.