After Denmark lifted COVID restrictions, cases are down 60%

FEE's Jon Miltimore writes, "On September 3 Denmark lifted all of its COVID restrictions, becoming the first country in the European Union to do so...

'Will the lifting of restrictions go well? Who knows,' tweeted Michael Bang Petersen, a scientist who advised Denmark and led the country's largest behavioral COVID-19 project. 'New variants may emerge & restrictions reappear. Yet, from a behavioral perspective, I am optimistic about the future.'

It’s been nearly three weeks since Denmark lifted restrictions, long enough to get the first glimpse of results from the Danish government’s decision...

Cases are down 60 percent after Denmark lifted all COVID restrictions on September 3.

Just sayin. pic.twitter.com/gVVlnfg6NQ — Jon Miltimore (@miltimore79) September 23, 2021

And so far, the results are promising—and then some.

On September 3, Denmark’s 3-day rolling average of cases was 739. On September 21, the 3-day rolling average was 288. In other words, Denmark didn’t see a surge in cases after lifting all restrictions. To the contrary, cases fell by 60 percent. Deaths also remain low. Meanwhile, CNN reports there has been no notable increase in hospitalizations."

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