Prognosis

Denmark’s Covid Contamination Rate Rises After Restrictions End

A cyclist and pedestrians make their way along a shopping street in Aalborg, Denmark.Photographer: Cathrine Ertmann/Bloomberg
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Denmark, which has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, has registered a rise in Covid-19 cases with several key indicators showing that the virus has accelerated in the past month.

The reproductive rate of the virus, known as the R rate, is now 1.2, up from 1 a week ago, which means the virus is spreading, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke tweeted on Tuesday.