Coronavirus in The Nomad Today

Passengers in the Helsinki Metro. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

EPIDEMIC WORSENING

Helsinki health authority: "Covid can now be caught anywhere"

The Nomad Today 9/25/20

HUS says the metropolitan area has entered "an acceleration phase of the epidemic" and recommends expanding the use of face masks.

VIRUS INCIDENCE DOUBLED

Mask use recommendation extended indoors as epidemic accelerates

The Nomad Today 9/24/20

The figures provided by the Government confirm that the total number of cases and the incidence of the virus has doubled at the national level in the past two weeks.

22 September 2020, Spain, Outeiro de Rei: A worker of the US aluminium maker company Alcoa takes part in a protest at the A-6 highway near of the village of Outeiro de Rei as they ask their company to sell its plant in A Marina to GFG Alliance Group. Photo: Carlos Castro/dpa.

REPORT

UN: World's workers lost a tenth of their income during pandemic

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

Workers in developing and emerging countries are more affected by the pandemic than richer countries because they have fewer opportunities to work remotely and because the informal labour sector…

10 September 2020, Indonesia, Makassar: A health worker wearing full protective gear takes a swab from a woman for coronavirus test. Photo: Herwin Bahar/dpa.

GROWING NUMBER OF CASES

Finland reports two coronavirus deaths in Helsinki and Tampere

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

Government asks regional health authorities for reports on contingency plans to deal with the growing number of infections. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health says there is a real…

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EPIDEMIC

Dogs capable of detecting Covid-19 deployed at Helsinki airport

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

Trained dogs can also identify the virus days before the symptoms have even started. This is something that laboratory tests fail to do.

CORONAVIRUS

Finland reports 2 deaths and 188 infections over the weekend

The Nomad Today 9/21/20

Finland has a cumulative incidence of 13.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous two weeks, according to data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

A view of Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: Pixabay.

PANDEMIC

Lithuania confirms record rise in coronavirus cases in 24 hours

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/20/20

Lithuania, which has nearly 3 million inhabitants, has so far recorded a total of 3,664 confirmed infections.

Hans-Kluge, regional director of WHO for Europe. Image: screenshot of video by WHO.

WARNING

WHO: Latest Covid-19 figures in Europe exceed March peak

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/17/20

The UN health agency counted more than 300,000 new Covid-19 patients last week in its European statistics.

Mika Salminen, at a press conference. Photo: Aapo Riihimäki/Vnk.

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

Finnish government: "Covid-19 cases increased at alarming rate"

The Nomad Today 9/17/20

According to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, new cases of domestic origin are "clearly more common" than those of foreign origin. The virus has spread particularly through…

CORONAVIRUS

Koronavilkku app reaches 2 million downloads in 2 weeks

The Nomad Today 9/16/20

THL does not say how many people who downloaded the app have already removed it from their mobile phones.

State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency of Sweden talks to reporters after a news conference on the daily update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, in Stockholm, Sweden May 6, 2020. Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

Sweden to lift visitor ban on elderly care homes

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/15/20

The ban, which has been in force for close to six months, was among the few restrictions Sweden introduced to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Hämeenlinna Church. Photo: Reijo Telaranta.

CORONAVIRUS

Lahti, Hämeenlinna, Äänekoski joined the list of virus hot spots

The Nomad Today 9/15/20

Health authorities reported 98 new infections on Tuesday. In Hämeenlinna 250 people have been quarantined, according to health authorities.

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CORONAVIRUS

THL looking for 18 passengers exposed to Covid-19 on bus from Russia

The Nomad Today 9/15/20

"Everyone should carefully consider whether it is now necessary to travel between Russia and Finland," says THL.

CORONAVIRUS

Finland records 115 infections and 2 deaths over the weekend

The Nomad Today 9/14/20

On Monday, authorities were concerned about the situation in Mikkeli, where more than 300 people have been exposed to the virus. The city authorities have decided that school students in…

09 September 2020, India, Kolkata: A woman wearing a face mask sits inside a metro car of the Kolkata metro, which prepares to resume full service during the fourth stage easing the coronavirus lockdown. Photo: Debarchan Chatterjee/dpa.

WHO marks new record in number of Covid-19 cases registered daily

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/14/20

On Sunday, around 5,500 deaths were recorded in 24 hours.

19 August 2020, Australia, Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (R) tours the Astra Zeneca laboratories in Macquarie Park. The Australian government has signed a deal with AstraZeneca for the supply of a COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Lisa Maree Williams/dpa.

AFTER ADVERSE REACTION

Oxford, AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine trials restarted

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/12/20

The university did not give details about the patient who reported serious side effects.

08 September 2020, US, Winston-Salem: US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a "Make America Great Again" rally at the Smith Reynolds Regional Airport. Photo: Sean Meyers/dpa.

CAMPAIGN RALLY

Trump compares himself to Churchill in coronavirus response

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/11/20

The US has so far recorded the highest death toll, over 190,000, and has the highest global caseload with more than 6 million infections.

FILED - 18 February 2017, Bavaria, Munich: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof. In his message on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance, Guterres said, "The crime of enforced disappearance is spread all over the world. We see new cases almost daily, At the same time, the excruciating pain of old cases remains acute, as The fate of thousands of the disappeared remains unknown Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa.

FOR VACCINES

UN chief calls for 35 billion dollars for coronavirus research drive

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/10/20

The ACT project was launched at a Brussels donor conference in May. It advocates for the fair distribution of future vaccines to developing as well as developed countries.

Tram in the center of Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

CORONAVIRUS

Number of Covid-19 cases and virus incidence on the rise

The Nomad Today 9/10/20

Health authorities reported 39 new infections on Thursday. Over the past few weeks, several mass exposures have also been reported in daycare centres, different educational institutions and…