People sit at Cafe Gavlen as it reopened with restrictions such as rules concerning opening hours and physical distance in Nyhavn, Copenhagen Denmark May 18, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Niels Christian Vilmann via Reuters)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Four weeks after Denmark began easing its lockdown, Danes on May 18 returned to cafes and restaurants, confident that the coronavirus outbreak is under control.
Denmark in April became the first country in Europe to reopen schools, day-care centers, and smaller businesses. It didn’t see a subsequent rise in COVID-19 cases.
