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Those entering Denmark from the UK will need to take a negative corona test starting Monday. The test must be done within 24 hours before departure, the Danish Transport Agency announces in a press release.
All UK travelers will need to submit a negative test before they can enter Denmark. Stock Photography.
Until now, corona testing has been voluntary for travelers to Denmark, but authorities are now warning that this is something very few choose to do, and that this means an increased risk of infection in the country.
“The government is monitoring the situation closely and we can see that a large proportion of passengers coming from the UK do not follow our advice to prove themselves,” writes Transport Minister Benny Engelbrecht (S) in the press release. where the proof requirement is presented.
In addition, the Danish Foreign Ministry advises against all unnecessary travel to the UK.
The measures are due to the mutation of the virus that has become widespread in the United Kingdom and that according to the British authorities is more contagious than the original virus.
Several cases of the mutated virus have previously been discovered in Denmark, but now the government is taking the hard line to prevent the virus mutation from spreading widely among the population.
The test requirement, which does not apply to children under the age of twelve, will apply until January 17.
