Denmark eyes gradual reopening after Easter if coronavirus numbers stabilise


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  • Tuesday, 31 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks at a press conference on the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, in her office in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 23, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Guldbaek Arentsen via REUTERS

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark may gradually lift a lockdown after Easter if the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths remain stable, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday.

The Nordic country, which has reported 77 coronavirus-related deaths, last week extended until after Easter a two-week lockdown to limit physical contact between its citizens that began on March 11.

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