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Everything we know so far about 'more contagious' new ‘stealth Omicron’ Covid strain

Early data suggests the BA.2 variant could be 1.5 times more infectious than the original Omicron strain, but initial studies have not shown a difference in the risk of hospitalisation

Daily Mirror

Denmark aims to lift Covid restrictions while Austria ends lockdown for unvaccinated

Austria will lift the lockdown for all those not fully vaccinated while Denmark is lifting all remaining coronavirus restrictions from next week.

Evening Standard

Netherlands lifts toughest Covid curbs with Denmark and France set to follow

Many EU countries opt to reopen despite record infections as WHO suggests Omicron may signal more manageable phase of pandemic

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Sweden extends virus restrictions; Danes likely to end them

Sweden will extend several restrictions for another two weeks while neighboring Denmark was expected to announce that it no longer considers COVID-19 as “a socially critical disease” as of next month and will remove most restrictions

The Independent UK

Concern as new Covid variant BA.2 now makes up around half of Omicron cases in Denmark

Ireland has not confirmed any cases of the strain but Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has issued a warning about 'more variants of concern'

Irish Mirror

Omicron variant has a ‘stealth’ version: What we know so far

A new version of the Omicron variant could prolong the pandemic that has left us way past feeling weary. Scientists aren't worried – yet.

The New Daily

Denmark aims to scrap all domestic COVID-19 curbs by February

Denmark aims to scrap all remaining domestic COVID-19 restrictions next week, following on from similar announcements in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands in the past week despite high numbers of Omicron infections in Europe.

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UK reports 346 daily deaths; Denmark aims to end all restrictions – as it happened

UK also records over 102,000 daily cases; Danish plan would mean most far-reaching easing among Nordic countries

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Student spends under £1,200 on transforming flat into vibrant homage to the 70s

Social work student Isabella Bondo, 24, from Denmark, kept her bedroom renovation costs under £1200 by sourcing items on Facebook Marketplace and from charity shops

Daily Mirror

Covid-19 Ireland: Professor Luke O'Neill gives update on new Omicron sub-variant

The new Omicron sub-variant has a higher level of transmissibility with India and Denmark reporting a sharp rise in cases

Dublin Live

Denmark says its troops in Mali on basis of "clear invitation"

Denmark said on Tuesday its troops deployed to Mali as part of a French-led counter-terrorism task force were there on the basis of a "clear invitation", a day after Mali's transitional government demanded their immediate withdrawal.

Reuters

Mali demands Denmark ‘immediately’ withdraw its special forces

Mali's military government on Monday called on Denmark to "immediately" withdraw its roughly 100 recently arrived special forces troops deployed in the troubled Sahel country.

France 24

Mali asks Denmark to immediately withdraw troops deployed there

Mali's government said on Monday it had asked Denmark to immediately withdraw troops deployed to the West African nation as part of a French-led counter-terrorism task force because it was not consulted and the deployment failed to follow protocol.

Reuters

What is stealth Omicron? Symptoms and how it's different from other Covid variants

A sub-strain of the dominant coronavirus variant Omicron is currently under investigation. It appears to be spreading and is becoming the dominant sub-variant in Denmark - and PCR tests are struggling to detect it

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The Guardian - UK

How co-operative housing gave me the peace of mind I thought I’d never find

Denmark’s system offers tenants a chance to escape grasping landlords and own an affordable stake in a community, says academic Rosie Collington

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNESCO Lists Viking-Era Wooden Sailboats on Heritage List

For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Europe to spread trade, influence and sometimes war across seas and continents. In December, the UN’s culture agency added Nordic “clinker boats" to its list of traditions that represent the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Irish Mirror

Immunology expert says ending Covid Cert requirement for hospitality is a 'mistake'

Professor Kingston Mills also said people should be wary of the fact that a new strain of the virus has been detected in Denmark

France 24

Scientists scrutinise characteristics of new Omicron sub-variant BA.2

Studies are underway to find out the precise characteristics of the latest Covid-19 variant ‘BA.2’. It already accounts for the majority of most recent cases in a number of countries, including India, Denmark and Sweden. But, for French Health Minister Olivier Véran, this sub-variant’s arrival in France is not "a…

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Edinburgh Live

Covid Scotland: 53 cases of new 'Stealth Omicron' subvariant found in the UK

Some 53 cases of a Covid-19 subvariant dubbed 'Stealth Omicron' have been detected in the UK, with the strain reportedly outpacing other Omicron-derived variants in some countries

Irish Mirror

Irish people 'more interested in news than other countries'

Ireland has a higher percentage of people who said they were 'extremely' or 'very interested' in news at 70%, compared with countries of a similar size including Denmark and Austria as well as the UK

Salon

The public health threat in your food

Antibiotics in animal agriculture has been identified as one of the biggest global public health threats by WHO

The Guardian - UK

Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit new high; record cases in Bulgaria – as it happened

Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; Bulgaria reports highest daily tally of pandemic with 11,181 infections

Irish Mirror

Body of missing Meath man Peter Burns located in Denmark after six-week search

Peter Burns, from Dunboyne in Co Meath, went missing in the Danish city of Aarhus on the morning of December 5

Daily Mirror

Christian Eriksen offered six-month deal to make remarkable Premier League return

Former Tottenham attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen has been presented with the chance to return to the Premier League two years on from his transfer to Inter Milan

Golf Monthly

Thorbjorn Olesen Facts: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About The Danish Golfer

Get to know seven-time European Tour winner Thorbjorn Olesen a little better

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