Denmark lifted all domestic COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday, including the use of face masks, becoming the first fully open member of the European Union.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that the Nordic country was opened back up, due to a high vaccination rate, with a celebratory photo of her and Danish Conservative Party member Soren Pape posted on Facebook.

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