Sunday is there for the second weekend in a row organized a large demonstration in Copenhagen against racism, where more than 10,000 have pressed attending on the Facebook event.
But as smittetallene looks like in Denmark at the present time, there is no reason to restrict democratic freedoms in order to avoid contamination.
It assesses the Søren Riis Paludan, professor of virology and immunology at the University of Aarhus.
– The individual runs a very small risk. It is more society, which runs a risk, since we are trying to avoid superspreder events, he says.
– But at the same time, it is a basic human right to express themselves, and with the smittetal, we see right now, so we must be careful that the coronavirus is not, that trumps everything else.
He adds that, by just demonstrations can be a slightly higher risk of infection compared with, for example, at a wedding, when forsamlingsforbuddet allow it.
– In that there is more that shouting at a demonstration, and you stand a little closer with people who you do not usually have smittekæde with, then there is an increased risk, says Søren Riis Paludan.
Therefore, he recommends that, in order to minimize the risk of infection, possibly donning mundbind – and make sure not to stand head-on close to the people, who are shouting very loud.
But now we need to weigh things up against each other. Although the prime minister’s office does not like to talk about proportionality, it is very, very important, I think. Not least now where smittetallene are so low.
the Organization Black Lives Matter is behind Sunday’s demonstration, which starts at 14 from the u.s. embassy and ends at the Christiansborg palace in Copenhagen.
last weekend brought together around 2000 people in a similar demonstration.
Although there is in Denmark right now is a forsamlingsforbud, where you shall gather in groups of more than ten people in public, so other rules apply for demonstrations.
– It is exempted the ban, because you consider a demonstration as a creditable purpose. So you can demonstrate all you like, says vagtchef at the Copenhagen Police, Henrik Stormer to Ekstra Bladet.
therefore, There is not a limit on how many may participate in BLM-the demonstration, nor is there a requirement that protesters must keep the recommended distance of one meter.
– we can encourage people to, but the rules are set out a little of the force of it here. It is a bit artificial, but that’s how it is, tells Henrik Stormer.
the Police will be present on Sunday in Copenhagen, as they are always in connection with the demonstrations, but do not expect that their role will be big.
– I do not think, that it gives rise to something. It is laid up as a familiedemonstration, so that it becomes a minimal effort from our side, I hope, says Henrik Stormer.
