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Coronavirus

File photo of British Airways aircrafts. Photo: PA Wire/dpa.

CORONAVIRUS

Finland joins nations banning UK flights over new Covid-19 strain

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/21/20

The recently discovered variant of Covid-19 is up to 70% more contagious than the previously known form and is "out of control," British Health Secretary Matt Hancock told BBC News on Sunday.

November 16, 2020 - Wilmington, Delaware, USA. - Video grab of C-SPAN's coverage of President-elect JOE BIDEN delivering remarks about the American economy.(Credit Image: © C-Span/ZUMA Wire Photo: C-Span/ZUMA Wire/dpa

VACCINATION

President-elect Biden to receive vaccine dose on Monday

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/19/20

The White House said that Trump, who was hospitalized with Covid-19 in October, would get vaccinated when his medical doctors deem it is necessary.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. Photo: Reuters/file photo.

EPIDEMIC

Sweden tightens restrictions as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/19/20

"Unfortunately, the situation continues to be very serious with a high spread of infection," Prime Minister Lofven said.

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

EPIDEMIC

THL reports 5 coronavirus deaths, 354 new infections

The Nomad Today 12/19/20

In the Lapland hospital district the incidence of new infections is lower than the country's average, 24.8 cases per 100,000 population.

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

Finland aims to administer first doses of vaccine on 27 December

The Nomad Today 12/18/20

The Ministry does not yet know the size of the first batch of vaccines to arrive in Finland but expects it to be relatively small.

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

VACCINATION

EU countries to start vaccinating against coronavirus from 27 December

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/18/20

Some countries will begin rolling out the vaccine on 28 or 29 December, the European Commission said.

Finnish medical personnel in the fight against covid-19 in Helsinki-Uusimaa. Photo: HUS.

COVID-19

Epidemic grows deadlier: Finland reports 12 deaths in one day

The Nomad Today 12/17/20

This red flag comes just a week before Christmas, with tens of thousands of Finnish residents ready to move across the country to meet their loved ones and rest.

16 December 2020, US, Silvis: Piyush Singh (L) pediatrician receives one of the first coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at Genesis Medical Center. Photo: Jessica Gallagher/Dispatch Argus via ZUMA Wire/dpa

CORONAVIRUS

Alaska health care worker hospitalized over presumed vaccine reaction

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/20

The health worker's allergic reaction comes after two health workers in Britain also suffered from adverse reactions.

A woman wears a face mask passes in front of Christmas lights outside shops at Oxford Street while England continues a four week national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. Photo: Kirsty O'connor/PA Wire/dpa

PANDEMIC

WHO Europe advises mask use at family gatherings during Christmas

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/17/20

15 December 2020, US, San Diego: A general view of doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine which arrived at Rady Children's Hospital. Photo: K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA/dpa.

COVID-19

EU Commission proposes member states start vaccination on same day

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/20

Vaccination could start around 26 December, according to European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas.

Finnish healthcare professionals, handling coronavirus tests. Photo: @HUS.

CORONAVIRUS

Finland reports 6 deaths, 411 new coronavirus infections

The Nomad Today 12/16/20

34 patients are admitted to intensive care units.

15 December 2020, US, Ann Arbor: Health care workers receive the Pfizer Inc./BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Michigan Medicine. Photo: Dominick Sokotoff/ZUMA Wire/dpa

CORONAVIRUS

EU decision on vaccines brought forward after calls for haste

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/20

The European Commission would have to give final approval to any EMA recommendation, though that is generally considered a formality.

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

OFFICIAL REPORT

Sweden 'failed' to protect elderly in care homes from virus

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/20

The government-appointed commission highlighted "fragmentation" in the Swedish health an care systems as a weakness.

Vials and boxes of the first and second dose of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine can be seen after beeing applied to healthcare workers in the first line against COVID-19. Photo: Patricio Murphy/ZUMA Wire/dpa

CORONAVIRUS

US filmmaker Oliver Stone takes Russian coronavirus vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/20

"Thank God, Mr Putin is in office," Stone said in this week's interview with Channel One.

Kilteri school. Image: Google Maps.

EPIDEMIC

Covid-19 in all grades and almost all classes in a Vantaa school

The Nomad Today 12/15/20

Currently, the coronavirus is spreading strongly in Vantaa, local authorities say.

14 December 2020, England, Chalfont Saint Peter: Brian Horne receives the first of two injections with a dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech covid-19 vaccine from Nurse Helen Ellis at a GP led clinic, as hundreds of Covid-19 vaccination centres run by local doctors begin opening across England. Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Wire/dpa.

CORONAVIRUS

WHO: people vaccinated against Covid-19 should still wear masks

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/20

A vaccine might not prevent the spread of the virus, only the breakout of Covid-19.

08 December 2020, Northern Ireland, Belfast: A person holds a phial of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine ahead of being administered at the Royal Victoria Hospital on the first day of the largest immunisation programme in the UK's history. Photo: Liam Mcburney/PA Wire/dpa

CORONAVIRUS

EU agency says Covid-19 vaccine approval goes as quickly as possible

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/14/20

Unlike the US and Britain, the EU does not grant emergency authorization for vaccines, meaning they must pass the usual tests.

14 December 2020, England, Halesowen: Gerry Hughes, 81, receives the first of two injections with a dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech covid-19 vaccine at Feldon Lane Surgery, as hundreds of Covid-19 vaccination centres run by local doctors begin opening across England. Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire/dpa

EPIDEMIC

Finland reports 8 deaths, 1,037 new coronavirus infections

The Nomad Today 12/14/20

The lowest incidence is in the Kainuu region, which had only 9.7 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past 2-week period.

10 December 2020, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Medical students in their practical year simulate a vaccination on nursing students at the Klinikum Stuttgart during a refresher course in the paediatrics and patient simulator at the Klinikum Stuttgart. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

THL STUDY

Survey: 64% of Finns say they will take a coronavirus vaccine

The Nomad Today 12/14/20

About 20% of respondents said that they would not take the vaccine.

A man wearing a face mask waits at Oslo airport to board a flight to Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

CORONAVIRUS

Entry restrictions to Finland extended until 12 January

The Nomad Today 12/12/20

As for Finnish residents, the Finnish authorities still recommends avoiding unnecessary travel to "high-risk countries."