15 countries are secure - Denmark will advise against travel to several of them

When the Danish authorities Thursday afternoon relaxes rejsevejledningen for a number of countries outside of the EU, the list is shorter than the 15 countries with which the EU has the seal of approval as safe in relation to coronasmitte.

Among other things, is Australia not to be among the countries. It tells Erik Brøgger Rasmussen, the director of the Consular in the Ministry of foreign affairs, to P1 in the Morning.

- I can say so much that the list becomes shorter than that of the EU. We get among other things, not to open for Australia, and it is not because they do not have control on coronasituationen.

- It is purely that there is a travel ban for most of the world - including the europeans - so therefore it makes no sense to relax the rejsevejledningen, he says to P1 Tomorrow.

The current countries on the EU list are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, south Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay.

at the same time, China is on the list, but it is subject to the condition that the country open for entry for EU citizens.

Therefore, according to Erik Brøgger Rasmussen currently undecided how rejsevejledningen will look out for China.

the List is maintained by a number of criteria. The number of coronasyge per 100,000 citizens must be below or on par with the average in the EU. It is currently a maximum of 16 new infections per 100,000.

in Addition to the spread of the virus in the country be stable or on the way down. EU countries will also take into account how much that should be tested in the country, and other available information.

in addition to the EU's list looking to the Danish authorities, in addition to travel restrictions on, for example, is karantænekrav at the point of entry.

The Danish authorities are expected to present the new travel advice on Thursday at 16.