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There is no sign that employees fasting during Ramadan has any adverse effect on hospitals in Denmark, according to the country’s health ministry.
Minister for Immigration and Integration Inger Støjberg sparked intense debate last month by suggesting, without the support of any statistics or figures, that Muslims should not work during the Islam holy month of Ramadan, due to safety concerns.
Safety could be compromised by the act of fasting from dawn until dusk in keeping with the religious observation, the minister suggested.
But in a parliamentary response to an official question by Social Democrat spokesperson for immigration Mattias Tesfaye, the Ministry for Health and the Elderly stated that there were no facts that backed up Støjberg’s claim.