Denmark to Free Entire Retail Sector From Lockdown on Monday

A pedestrian walks past closed stores on Storget street in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 15. 

Photographer: Carsten Snejbjerg/Bloomberg
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Denmark will open much of its economy on Monday, after judging that the threat posed by Covid-19 is no longer serious enough to warrant keeping businesses shuttered.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her government’s decision to impose restrictions early on played a key role in allowing the country to now start returning to normal.