Denmark: Dropping mask mandates
20 September 2021 |
6:16 am
Starting in October 2021, Germany's neighbor to the north will lift all Coronavirus restrictions. Vaccination rates in the country are high, but there's uncertainty over whether the virus can circumvent mass inoculation.
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