Denmark reports 29 COVID-19 infections linked to EURO matches

At least 29 coronavirus infections were directly linked to Denmark's three UEFA European Football Championship (EURO 2020) encounters in the capital city of Copenhagen, Danish health authorities revealed at a press conference on Tuesday, reported Xinhua.

"Currently, a total of 29 cases of infection have been reported, where persons have been infected going to the match, or during the match. In theory, many more could be infected," said Anette Lykke Petri, director of the Danish Patient Safety Authority.

The health authorities also acknowledged at the press conference 235 cases so far of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus in Denmark, expressing concerns about its spread in the country.

"We must delay the progress of this variant so that as many people as possible complete their vaccination program. The vaccines we have in Denmark are quite effective," said Petri.

In the past 24 hours, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) registered 155 new COVID-19 infections and no deaths, bringing the national totals to 291,956 cases and 2,531 deaths respectively.

In addition, the SSI reported on Tuesday that currently 51.5 percent of the population, or 3,010,813 people, have started their vaccination process, of which 1,641,094, or 28.1 percent of the population, are fully vaccinated.