Measures introduced in Member countries related to COVID-19 Country: Denmark Date: 15/05/2020 Measure related to : Restriction period Temporary exemptions (e.g. weekend bans, driving and rest hours, etc... ) From To Type Period Goods: The Danish Government has implemented border control at all Prolonging of drivers’ certificates of End: of Denmark’s borders as part of the effort to curb the spread of professional competences and driving 31.10.2020 COVID-19/coronavirus. licenses Denmark has decided to automatically The transport of goods by road is not restricted by the boarder prolong the validity of drivers’ driving control (e.g. picking up or setting down goods in Denmark as licenses, drivers’ certificates of professional well as transit is allowed. The transit must be completed competences and certificates of security without undue delay). advisers (in relation to the ADR treaty) to the 31 August 2020, that otherwise are due to expire in the forthcoming period. This measure was prolonged to the 31 October 2020, and it has also been ex-tended to comprising the certificates and driver’s licenses that expire in May and June. The prolonging entails these certificates: Drivers’ driving licenses (categories: C1, C1/E, C, C/E, D1, D1/E, D and D/E) pursuant to article 7(2)(b) directive 2006/126/EF Drivers’ certificates of professional competences pursuant to article 6 and 8 in directive 2003/59/EF Drivers’ certificates of professional competences in regards to the transport of dangerous goods pursuant to the ADR treaty Certificates of security advisers in relation to the transport of dangerous goods pursuant to the ADR treaty Passengers: The Danish Government has implemented border control at all 14 ? of Denmark’s borders as part of the effort to curb the spread of March COVID-19/coronavirus. 2020 Travellers can enter Denmark if they: are Danish citizens; need to transit through Denmark to return to their country of residence (e.g. Swedes to transferring through Denmark to return to Sweden) or have a worthy purpose to transit through Denmark. The transit must be completed without undue delay; have a worthy purpose for entry (e.g. if the person is Danish, lives or works in Denmark, or has been commissioned to provide transport of goods or services in Denmark). Public transport across the Danish-Swedish border 15 ? (Øresundstrafikken) March Effective as of Sunday the 15th of March the following is 2020 implemented: The traffic to/from Sweden is run as a shuttle train from Copenhagen Central Station to Malmö. Public transport across the Danish-German Border 16 Effective as of Monday the 16th of March the following has March ? been agreed between DSB and the police on train traffic across 2020 the border between Denmark and Germany: The trains between Copenhagen and Hamburg has been cancelled. The trains between Aarhus and Hamburg stops at Padborg. The Flensburg trains maintains normal operation. The Tønder-Niebüll trains maintain normal operation Ferries from Sweden, Norway or Germany are still operating - some only with goods. If they transport passengers the same border control measures mentioned above apply. General recommendations to all passengers: 10 ? Walk or bike if you are planning a short journey March Travel outside rush hours 2020 Show consideration for other passengers Remember good hand hygiene Do not use public transport if you are ill or suspect that you might be infected Furthermore, the following measures have been taken: Seat reservations are a requirement in all DSB's 23rd of ? intercity, fast-trains and regional trains. March Cash ticket sales in buses are temporarily suspended in 18th of ? order to protect the bus driver from unnecessary March infection risk. 19th of ? Encourage elderly to avoid public transport March th Cleaning of common contact surfaces in public 10 of ? transport and on stations has been increased significantly. The Ministry of Transportation and Housing is urging passengers, schools, and workplaces to avoid using March ? th public transportation during rush hour, by using flexible 8 of planning. (Examples of flexible planning could be April staggered working hours, working from home during certain hours of the day, biking and driving to work instead of using public transport) When using the S-train (net of trains in the th metropolitan area), it is not possible to buy seat 18 of ? reservations. As an alternative DSB has made a web- April app that allows passengers to see if the train is filled before going to the station. The app can be found on "www.pladspaarejsen.dk". (Using real-time data based on the weight of the train the app shows if there is enough space in a specific train, and whether or not it is possible to keep the minimum distance to other passengers. Passengers can therefore decide to wait for another train, if there are too many passengers on the upcoming train. Until further notice passengers should not sit face-to-face th when travelling with the metro in Copenhagen and S-train 18 of ? May (network of trains in the metropolitan area) in order to keep the advised distance of 1 meter. The Danish Minister of Health and the Minister of Transport 17 1 March have competence to impose restrictions on all forms of March 2021 transportation in Denmark, including preventing crew and 2020 passengers onboard ships from interacting with people on land. Such measures are considered to be necessary in order to further reduce the spread of COVID-19. Passengers and crew members from cruise ships or other 3 April 1 June passenger ships designed for more than 100 passengers arriving 2020 2020 to Danish ports are not allowed to interact with people on land (Not including ferries). Passengers and crew members from cruise ships or other 5 April 1 June passenger ships designed for more than 100 passengers located 2020 2020 on Danish maritime territory are not allowed to interact with people on land (Not including ferries). The health authorities can take the same measure into account 18 1 March when vessels arrive in Danish Ports and passengers or crew March 2021 members are considered to be infected with COVID-19, or if 2020, the vessel arrives from areas considered infected with COVID- 10.00 19, and the specific area is shortlisted by the Danish Health AM Authority. Useful links: https://politi.dk/en/coronavirus-in-denmark .