Removing Last Of Obligatory Covid Rules, Denmark Says Goodbye To Masks

On Wednesday, health authorities loosened social-distancing regulations in Denmark which has seen about 1,000 new infections a day.

Masks will no longer be required on Danish public transport, the government said on Friday, as the Nordic country lifted the last of its compulsory face-covering regulations. "We are now in a situation... where a large part of the population has been vaccinated and we are returning to a more normal everyday life," transport minister Benny Engelbrecht said in a statement. From Saturday, "We can say goodbye to masks on buses, trains and the metro," he added. The change was originally scheduled for September 1.