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The Weekly Wrap – Sunday, September 29

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September 29th, 2013


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A second look at some of the week’s best stories from online and print

If you're anything like us, your week may sometimes feel like a blur. 

That's why The Copenhagen Post is trying something different on Sundays. We will take a deep breath, a step back and a second look at some of the stories that made up the past seven days both in our printed weekly newspaper and online. 

As a reminder, you can also hear more from us – if you so wish – via Facebook and Twitter, and via our new daily newsletter, The Evening Post. And if you have a hard time getting your hands on a physical copy of the Post, why not sign up to have it delivered to your inbox? If you haven't read them yet, you can download this week's Copenhagen Post and InOut guide for free today. 

And, if if you enjoy The Weekly Wrap, why not sign up to receive it as an email each week?

Here are just some of the stories from the week that was:

– This week's cover story looked at the firestorm of debate centred on a Danish-Iranian artist's right to free speech

– Are we headed for an EU referendum, or will the eurosceptics come to the rescue?

– Vestas announced a big partnership with Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi

– Road pricing has been called a sound solution for curing Copenhagen's traffic woes, but the transport minister dismissed the notion, preferring instead to focus on public transport and cycleways

– Roj TV was denied a chance to have its appeal heard in Supreme Court

– Audiences are complaining more about performances they don't like, but the consumer watchdog is suggesting they take a look at the bigger picture

– An Aarhus man has accused nightclubs in that city of discrimination againt foreigners

Lawmakers reacted to our story about foreign homeless and the problems they have finding help

– Expats love the tastes from back home. Read how some Danish businesses are working to import those foods to Denmark, and the logistical hurdles they deal with

– InOut has the scoop on what's going on in Copenhagen this week. Let managing editor Ben Hamilton tell you his picks

– Film reviewer Mark Walker didn't so much care for the new Princess Diana biopic

– In sports, Denmark's reputation for producing quality ice hockey players is growing, judging by the success some Danes are having in the NHL

Enjoy the remainder of your weekend. We'll be back at it tomorrow.


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A survey carried out by Megafon for TV2 has found that 71 percent of parents have handed over children to daycare in spite of them being sick.

Moreover, 21 percent of those surveyed admitted to medicating their kids with paracetamol, such as Panodil, before sending them to school.

The FOLA parents’ organisation is shocked by the findings.

“I think it is absolutely crazy. It simply cannot be that a child goes to school sick and plays with lots of other children. Then we are faced with the fact that they will infect the whole institution,” said FOLA chair Signe Nielsen.

Pill pushers
At the Børnehuset daycare institution in Silkeborg a meeting was called where parents were implored not to bring their sick children to school.

At Børnehuset there are fears that parents prefer to pack their kids off with a pill without informing teachers.

“We occasionally have children who that they have had a pill for breakfast,” said headteacher Susanne Bødker. “You might think that it is a Panodil more than a vitamin pill, if it is a child who has just been sick, for example.”

Parents sick and tired
Parents, when confronted, often cite pressure at work as a reason for not being able to stay at home with their children.

Many declare that they simply cannot take another day off, as they are afraid of being fired.

Allan Randrup Thomsen, a professor of virology at KU, has heavily criticised the parents’ actions, describing the current situation as a “vicious circle”.

“It promotes the spread of viruses, and it adds momentum to a cycle where parents are pressured by high levels of sick-leave. If they then choose to send the children to daycare while they are still recovering, they keep the epidemic going in daycares, and this in turn puts a greater burden on the parents.”