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Only 21% of those killed by coronavirus received special hospital care

The Nomad Today 4/28/20

On Tuesday, health authorities reported 6 new fatalities caused by the disease, bringing the total number of Covid-19 deaths in Finland to 199.

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Kela activates 723.5 euros payment for parents on leave to look after children

The Nomad Today 4/28/20

The amount of the assistance is 28.94 euros per working day. It may be applied retroactively, starting from 16 March at the earliest.

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Government offers restaurants loans after giving millions to big companies

The Nomad Today 4/27/20

Small entrepreneurs may be able to borrow the VAT they have already paid but will have to repay it with interest.

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The legal reason why Sweden did not impose lockdown

Mahmudul Islam 4/26/20

To date, Sweden has registered 18,640 infections and 2,194 deaths, much more than in the other Nordic nations. At the time of publishing this article, Norway had reported 201 deaths, Finland…

Coronavirus

Finland records 4 new coronavirus deaths in Helsinki and Oulu regions

The Nomad Today 4/26/20

According to THL, in the last 24 hours 101 new infections have been diagnosed in laboratories, bringing the total number to 4,576.

Coronavirus

Health authorities report 80 new infections and 9 deaths

The Nomad Today 4/25/20

The majority of the dead people had one or more long-term illnesses. The most common of these have been heart disease and diabetes.

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The death of younger people challenge government's intended improvement

The Nomad Today 4/23/20

THL reports for the first time about people under the age of 40 killed by Covid-19. The government has been saying for days that the situation is improving and allows some restrictions to be…

Coronavirus

Finland reports 8 new coronavirus deaths and 115 infections

The Nomad Today 4/22/20

All new deaths occurred in the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Coronavirus

Finland reports 4 more coronavirus deaths and 102 new infections

The Nomad Today 4/19/20

The total number of reported fatalities rose to 94. However, this figure does not include deaths occurring outside of hospitals, for example, those of older people who died in nursing homes.…

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Finland will not issue residence permits valid before 14 May

The Nomad Today 4/19/20

First residence permits are usually granted for one year and become valid immediately after a positive decision.

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THL admits unreported coronavirus deaths for the first time

The Nomad Today 4/18/20

Finnish health authority admits now that the total number of fatalities reported (90) "does not currently cover all out-of-hospital deaths." THL also says 192 new infections have been diagnosed in…

Coronavirus

Dozens of coronavirus deaths in Finnish nursing homes unreported

The Nomad Today 4/18/20

On Friday, the city of Helsinki said 48 fatalities occurred at nursing homes only in the capital city. And those deaths are not included in any statistics. 

Coronavirus

Finland records 7 more coronavirus deaths in Helsinki, Kuopio and Oulu

The Nomad Today 4/17/20

To date, 72% of the dead are men and 28% are women. The median age of the dead is 81 years.

Coronavirus

Finland allocates 5 million euros to develop a coronavirus vaccine

The Nomad Today 4/17/20

Finland considers it important that the availability of safe, high-quality and affordable vaccines be safeguarded in all countries.

Coronavirus

Finland reports 132 new infections and 3 more coronavirus deaths

The Nomad Today 4/16/20

In the last 24 hours, 2 patients died in Helsinki and 1 in Turku. The total number of laboratory-confirmed cases rises to 3,369. According to a preliminary estimate, there are at least 1,700…

Coronavirus

Finland reports highest death toll on the same day Uusimaa reopened

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

THL reported 8 more deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, 6 of them in the Helsinki-Uusimaa region.

Coronavirus

Trash-masks: Government finds "unacceptable failures" in gear purchase

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

After an internal investigation, the report shows that those involved in the procurement operations "failed quite extensively" to comply with the standard processes of the National Emergency Supply…

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Government reopens Uusimaa border despite the increase in infections

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

On the one hand, the Prime Minister orders to reopen the border, but on the other, she recommends that people not travel. "This is not the time to leave for your holiday cottage," she…

Coronavirus

Finland reports 5 deaths and 97 more infections in the last 24 hours

The Nomad Today 4/14/20

Four patients died in Helsinki and one in Kuopio, bringing the total number of fatalities to 64.

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Finland reports 3 new deaths and exceeds 3,000 infections

The Nomad Today 4/13/20

To date, 3,064 laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus (koronavirus, in Finnish) have been found in the country.