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6496 cases; 299 deaths total: https://www.sst.dk/da/corona/tal-og-overvaagning
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Children up to the age of 11 are returning to nurseries and schools across Denmark, as the government becomes the first in Europe to relax coronavirus restrictions on education.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen welcomed children as they went back to school in the capital Copenhagen.
Denmark was among the first countries in Europe to impose a lockdown, with schools closed on 12 March.
Infection rates have been low but critics warn the strategy is risky.
"We're all a bit nervous and we'll have to ensure that we stick to hygiene rules," Elisa Rimpler of the BUPL, the Danish Union of Early Childhood and Youth Educators, told the BBC.
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What has Denmark done?
Denmark has so far reported 299 deaths and 6,681 positive cases, although many more are thought to be infected.
It has been widely praised for its swift action in restricting movement before Covid-19 infections were able to spread across the population - leading it to be compared to South Korea.
Monday, registered a small decline in the number of confirmed smittetilf?lde with coronaviruses.
the Number of registered smittetilf?lde with coronavirus in Denmark on Monday has risen to the 7515. This is an increase of 131 on a day.
this was stated by The Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
THE DATA:
According to the latest update from Statens Serum Institute, as of April 29:
- 443 people have died with the coronavirus in Denmark (up 9 from Tuesday)
- 267 patients are in hospital with the coronavirus (down 17 from Tuesday)
- 66 patients are in intensive care (unchanged from Tuesday)
- 50 patients are on ventilators (Unchanged from Tuesday)
- 9,008 people have tested positive for the coronavirus (up 157 from Tuesday)