Rules and regulations

Patients without symptoms are recommended to be tested in the following situations (regardless of vaccination status and only if they are over 12 years old) - also applies to co-admitted relatives:

• There is a health professional recommendation to test patients over the age of 18 who are acutely admitted to the hospital within certain specialties.
• Patients are recommended to be tested upon being discharged into institutions (e.g. nursing homes).

There are no longer any restrictions in the social and elderly area.

However, there will continue to be a strong focus on protecting the elderly in nursing homes and in home care and the vulnerable people on social services who are at particular risk of a serious disease course in the event of infection with covid-19.

Permanent staff working in nursing homes and in home care are encouraged to be PCR-tested for covid-19 once every 14th day.

Permanent staff working in nursing homes and in home care are further encouraged to take 2 weekly antigen self-tests for covid-19. Since false positive tests can occur, the employee is encouraged to take another antigen self-test if the test results are positive. If a second antigen self-test is negative the employee is encouraged to take a 3rd antigen self-test.

Loosely employed staff working in nursing homes and in home care have the opportunity to be PCR tested once every 14th day and to take an antigen self-test for covid-19 at the beginning of each work shift. As false positive antigen self-tests can occur, the employee is encouraged by a positive test result to take another antigen self-test. If a second antigen self-test is negative the employee is encouraged to take a 3rd antigen self-test.

Relatives of + 85-year-olds in a nursing home, or who receive home care, are encouraged to take an antigen self-test for covid-19 prior to the visit and have the opportunity to receive a free antigen self-test at the municipality.

Staff working on social care institutions with vulnerable people are encouraged to take two weekly antigen self-tests for covid-19. Since false positive tests can occur, the employee is encouraged to take another antigen self-test if the test results are positive. If a second antigen self-test is negative the employee is encouraged to take a 3rd antigen self-test.

There are no longer any recommendations to work from home in either public or private workplaces.

Public and private employers are encouraged to continuously assess the situation and arrange the workplaces according to local infection conditions and the physical conditions in the workplace.

There are special recommendations for testing staff in the elderly care.

There is no assembly ban or any restrictions on how many spectators may attend cultural and sporting events.

There are no restrictions on public transport or driving tests.

The Danish airports no longer require air travelers to wear face mask or shield, but other airports may require this. Also, you should check with your airline if they require you to wear a face mask on board the aircraft.

You should not travel by public transport if you are ill or suspected of being infected.

There are no longer any restrictions on day care, but a number of recommendations apply to prevent infection.

A sharper focus is encouraged on complying with the recommendations in the Danish Health Authority's general guidelines on the prevention and management of the spread of covid-19. This involves distance between employees, frequent ventilation, e.g. once an hour, avoiding crowding inside, maintaining good routines with good hand hygiene, frequent cleaning of contact points, etc. Find the advice here.

As a security-creating measure, it is recommended that you provide local opportunities for staff in day care, etc. can use face mask or visor if they wish.

There are no restrictions, but there are a number of recommendations to prevent infection.

A sharper focus is encouraged on complying with the recommendations in the Danish Health Authority's general guidelines on the prevention and management of the spread of covid-19. This involves distance between employees, frequent ventilation, e.g. in each break where children can be outside, avoiding crowding inside, maintaining good routines with good hand hygiene, frequent cleaning of contact points, etc. Find the advice here.

It is recommended that the use of face mask and shield for staff be allowed locally in some situations.

There are no longer any restrictions for educational institutions, but there are a number of recommendations to prevent infection.

It is recommended that staff in some situations are allowed to wear facemask or shield.

There is a general recommendation to follow the Danish Health Authority's good advice on preventing the spread of infection with covid-19. Including distance between employees, frequent ventilation once an hour, avoid crowding inside, maintain good routines with good hand hygiene, frequent cleaning of contact points, etc.

Congestion should be avoided inside and it is recommended that distance be kept among employees, visitors, parents and others. The distance recommendation does not include students, course participants and participants or between students, course participants, participants and staff.