First grade students stand in line to enter their classroom at the Stengaard School in Gladsaxe, Denmark, while their teacher supervises. Schools are required by law to distance the students from one other, leading to a redesign of classrooms and other activities.
Photographer: Rasmus Degnbol for Bloomberg Markets
Denmark was one of the first European countries to impose a strict lockdown. That swift response to the Covid-19 pandemic allowed the nation’s roughly 5.5 million people to begin returning to normal earlier than in many other places.
In mid-April, classroom learning resumed for schoolchildren up through fifth grade. This month grades six and higher are going back to class. Shops, restaurants and cafes also started opening.