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Greenland bans booze in capital over virus fears

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AFP Copenhagen
Last Updated : Mar 29 2020 | 4:30 PM IST

The sale of alcohol has been banned in the Greenland capital Nuuk in a bid to reduce violence against children during the period of confinement over the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government announced.

"In such a situation, we have to take numerous measures to avoid infection," government leader Kim Kielsen said in a statement on Saturday.

"But at the heart of my decision is the protection of children, they have to have a safe home."

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First Published: Mar 29 2020 | 4:30 PM IST

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