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Coronavirus

VACCINATION

More than 20 million people in Britain have received vaccine dose

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/21

The government announced that families in England with school-age children are to receive free kits to test for the coronavirus at home.

Intensive care unit for coronavirus patients in Helsinki. Photo: @HUS.

COVID-19 EPIDEMIC

Finland records new daily coronavirus case record

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/21

Prime Minister Sanna Marin cautioned on Friday that the restrictions will likely continue to run after March.

dpatop - 22 February 2021, Lower Saxony, Norderney: A woman sits at a window of the ship during the crossing with the North Sea ferry Frisia from Norddeich to Norderney and looks at the North Sea (to dpa "Tourism figures 2020 for Lower Saxony). Photo: Mohssen Assanimoghaddam/dpa

COVID-19

EU divided on Covid-19 vaccine passports, border closures

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/25/21

The European Commission chided Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden and Finland earlier this week for sealing off frontiers to neighbours within the EU free movement area.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin announced the new measures at a press conference. Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk.

EPIDEMIC OUT OF CONTROL

Government announces a three-week shutdown of Finland from March 8

The Nomad Today 2/25/21

"The tools previously available to us are no longer enough to control the situation," Prime Minister Sanna Marin said.

Medical staff in the Helsinki-Uusimaa hospital district. Photo: @HUS.

EPIDEMIC IN FINLAND

Significant rise in Covid-19 cases and need for hospital care

The Nomad Today 2/25/21

So far, a total of 690 cases of the new virus variants have been confirmed in Finland.

A sign assures people that the bar is open during the coronavirus outbreak, outside a pub in Stockholm, Sweden March 26, 2020. Picture taken March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Colm Fulton

COVID-19

Sweden to limit opening hours for cafes, restaurants to tackle virus

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/25/21

Restaurants and cafes will have to close at 8:30 pm, regardless if they sell alcohol or not.

PANDEMIC

Iceland, the European country that has best tackled Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/24/21

The North Atlantic nation is the undisputed leader in Europe in terms of keeping infections down.

17 December 2020, England, Gloucester: An NHS worker hold a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Gloucestershire Vaccination Centre of Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Photo: Chris Jackson/PA Wire/dpa

CORONAVIRUS

All you need to know about the Finnish digital vaccination certificate

The Nomad Today 2/23/21

People could display the certificate on their phones or have it printed on paper.

COVID-19

Finland reports 1,479 infections, 7 deaths in the last 72 hours

The Nomad Today 2/22/21

So far, 556 cases of the new British, South African and Brazilian variants have been found.

19 November 2020, Spain, Malaga: A man walks past the Pfizer pharmaceutical company headquarters in Malaga. Photo: Álex Zea/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

VACCINATION

Study gives hope that Pfizer vaccine could prevent infection

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/22/21

The vaccine is "highly effective" in preventing coronavirus infections, says a draft of the study, conducted by Pfizer and BioNTech together with the Israeli Health Ministry.

19 February 2021, Spain, Madrid: Several packages of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine stored at the Vaccination Centre of the Community of Madrid. Photo: Eduardo Parra/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

CORONAVIRUS

Sweden detects first Brazilian variant cases

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/21/21

None of the infected people have been to Brazil.

A coronavirus testing site at Helsinki airport. Photo: @HUS.

EPIDEMIC

Finland amends law to oblige medical examinations upon arrival

The Nomad Today 2/19/21

Under the amended act, those who refuse to undergo a compulsory health examination may face a fine or imprisonment.

CORONAVIRUS

Restrictions on entry into Finland extended until 18 March

The Nomad Today 2/19/21

Finland currently restricts entry from all other Schengen countries except Iceland.

FILE PHOTO: Anders Tegnell, the state epidemiologist of the Public Health Agency of Sweden speaks during a news conference about the daily update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, in Stockholm, Sweden May 27, 2020. Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency/via REUTERS

CORONAVIRUS

Swedish officials receive death threats for handling of the epidemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/18/21

Police protection has been extended to several leading officials at the Public Health Agency, including chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell.

An intensive care ward for Covid-19 patients in Helsinki. Photo: @Hus/file photo.

EPIDEMIC

Finnish authorities concerned about spread of new Covid-19 variants

The Nomad Today 2/18/21

Health authorities have identified the first case of the Brazilian variant, known as P.1. So far, a total of 450 cases of the new variants have been confirmed in the country, most of them in…