Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Coronavirus kills 12 in Finland

Foreigner.fi 1/20/21

The deaths were recorded Tuesday in the hospital regions of Helsinki, Oulu, Turku and Tampere.

CORONAVIRUS

EU Covid-19 deaths pass 400,000 as vaccine debate runs on

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/19/21

The vaccine strategy earned criticism, with lawmakers highlighting that they had been given only severely restricted access to one of the vaccine contracts, while not being able to see any other.

CORONAVIRUS

Flights from UK, Ireland, South Africa suspended until 25 January

Foreigner.fi 1/19/21

For possible expenses caused by flight cancellation or postponement, the Finnish government recommends contacting the airline, travel organizer or insurance company.

CORONAVIRUS

EU Commission wants 70% vaccination rate in bloc by summer

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/19/21

EU heads of state and government will debate whether there should be an EU vaccine passport.

CORONAVIRUS

Norway extends alcohol sales ban as part of pandemic moves

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/18/21

"People must be prepared to live with different degrees of infection controls until the summer, perhaps even longer," Prime Minister Erna Solberg cautioned.

CORONAVIRUS

Finland reports 594 infections and 3 deaths in the last 72 hours

Foreigner.fi 1/18/21

The Nordic country exceeds the mark of 40,000 infections.

CORONAVIRUS

Study shows initial successes of Israel's vaccination campaign

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/18/21

Results show that the vaccine significantly reduces the number of new infections. Israel is considered a world leader with its rapid vaccination campaign.

'DELIVERY DIFFICULTIES'

Finland to face shortage of Covid-19 vaccines next week

Foreigner.fi 1/15/21

THL warns that some hospital districts will receive "fewer vaccines than expected next week" and "vaccinations are likely to progress more slowly than originally planned."

CORONAVIRUS

Nursing home cases drive Sweden's Covid-19 deaths over 10,000-mark

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/14/21

Sweden, a country of 10.3 million, has now registered a total caseload of 518,000 infections and 10,185 virus-related deaths.

EPIDEMIC

Decrease in number of Covid-19 cases

Foreigner.fi 1/14/21

On Thursday 14 January, the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) reported 258 new cases and 6 deaths associated with the disease.

CORONAVIRUS

Finland to further tighten border traffic against new Covid-19 variant

Foreigner.fi 1/14/21

The government also agreed that the Ministry for Foreign Affairs would update the current travel recommendations.

CORONAVIRUS

Norwegian king and queen vaccinated against Covid-19

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/14/21

Both are aged 83 and therefore considered at risk from the respiratory disease.

VACCINATION

British prime minister announces round-the-clock vaccine centres

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/13/21

"We will be going to 24/7 as soon as we can," Boris Johnson said.

CORONAVIRUS

Finland reports 324 infections and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours

Foreigner.fi 1/13/21

At least 23.126 people have been vaccinated, according to data from the Finnish National Immunization Registry.

5 MORE DEATHS

More cases of the mutated coronavirus variant found in Finland

Foreigner.fi 1/12/21

At least 55 potentially infected persons have been placed in quarantine.

VACCINATION

Russia looking to boost Sputnik V vaccine with single-dose version

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/12/21

Russia's Health Ministry gave approval on Monday to start tests into the light version of the vaccine.

VACCINATION

Marin urges EU to speed up Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Foreigner.fi 1/12/21

The head of the government believes that the vaccines procured jointly by the EU can be distributed to the member states more quickly than at present.

EPIDEMIC

Mask recommendation extended to children over 12 years of age

Foreigner.fi 1/11/21

A few months ago, the Finnish health authorities still questioned the usefulness of the face masks.

VACCINATION

EU doubles vaccine order, allows extra dose from vial

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/8/21

EU states are hoping that vaccinating enough of the population will ensure herd immunity, though the exact target rate differs from country to country. For example, France is aiming for 60%, and…

PANDEMIC

Swedish government gets more powers with new pandemic bill

Foreigner.fi/dpa 1/8/21

The bill was to take effect as of Sunday and would give the government the right to order the closure of shopping malls, public transport, gyms, cultural venues and parks.

Coronavirus kills 12 in Finland

EU Covid-19 deaths pass 400,000 as vaccine debate runs on

Flights from UK, Ireland, South Africa suspended until 25 January

EU Commission wants 70% vaccination rate in bloc by summer

Norway extends alcohol sales ban as part of pandemic moves

Finland reports 594 infections and 3 deaths in the last 72 hours

Study shows initial successes of Israel's vaccination campaign

Finland to face shortage of Covid-19 vaccines next week

Nursing home cases drive Sweden's Covid-19 deaths over 10,000-mark

Decrease in number of Covid-19 cases

Finland to further tighten border traffic against new Covid-19 variant

Norwegian king and queen vaccinated against Covid-19

British prime minister announces round-the-clock vaccine centres

Finland reports 324 infections and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours

More cases of the mutated coronavirus variant found in Finland

Russia looking to boost Sputnik V vaccine with single-dose version

Marin urges EU to speed up Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Mask recommendation extended to children over 12 years of age

EU doubles vaccine order, allows extra dose from vial

Swedish government gets more powers with new pandemic bill

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