COVID-19

Coronavirus

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.

Coronavirus

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…

Coronavirus

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…

Coronavirus

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.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Airline industry wants Covid-19 tests for all international passengers

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/22/20

Global passenger numbers in July were only 8% of what they were one year ago.

Coronavirus

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).

Finland

BUSINESS

Coronavirus crisis wiped out a fifth of Finnish international trade

The Nomad Today 9/21/20

Travel to Finland, which is recorded as travel exports, was 87% lower in the second quarter than one year earlier. Travel from Finland abroad, or imports of travel, fell by 93%.

Coronavirus

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.

Finland

PANDEMIC

Finland 2021 budget proposal: 2 billion to manage Covid-19 crisis

The Nomad Today 9/18/20

The government will reserve 30 million euros for supporting investment connected with testing technology.

Coronavirus

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.

Coronavirus

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…

Economy & Business

RECESSION

OECD moderates forecast for economic damage from coronavirus

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/16/20

The intergovernmental think tank said its projections assumed that sporadic local outbreaks will continue, but that they would be addressed by targeted local measures rather than the national…

Coronavirus

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.

Coronavirus

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.

Coronavirus

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.

World

Berlusconi celebrates avoiding death again after surviving Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/14/20

Italy's ex-leader, once described by a doctor as "technically immortal," has suffered from health problems for some time, starting from a successful battle against prostate cancer in the late 1990s.…

Coronavirus

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.

Coronavirus

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.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Prime Minister Marin tests negative for Covid-19 and returns to work

The Nomad Today 9/12/20

Marin returns directly to work, without maintaining the quarantine that authorities require for anyone suspected of having been exposed to the virus.

Tourism

RESTRICTIONS EASED

List of countries from which Finland allows unrestricted travel

The Nomad Today 9/11/20

As of Saturday 19 September, restrictions on entry will be lifted between Finland and Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Germany and Cyprus, as well as for residents of Australia, Canada and Japan.