Tag: Covid-19
Helsinki area changes mask recommendations
The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) rescinded its national recommendations for general face mask use on 14 April 2022. People can now use face masks at their own discretion, but in certain specific situations, the recommendations remain valid. On 20 April, the Helsinki Metropolitan
The Helsinki Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends a gradual return to combined remote and local working – recommended use of face masks continues
Several restrictions in the metropolitan area have been lifted during February as the epidemic has steadily improved. The Helsinki Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends to employers that, from 1 March onwards, extensive remote working can be gradually phased in to combine
Helsinki Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends lifting public events restrictions as of February 14
The Helsinki Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland that it lifts the current restrictions on public events in the metropolitan area as of 14 February, if the development of the loads placed on hospitals continues
The Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends easing restrictions on public events from 8 February, onwards
The Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland that indoor public seating be allowed at 50 per cent capacity from 8 February, onwards. However, it is also recommended that the maximum number of participants be limited
The Helsinki Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends the gradual easing of restrictions on low-risk premises - the load on social and health care remains high
The load placed by the coronavirus pandemic on social and health care services in the Helsinki metropolitan area has remained high and non-urgent activities have had to be largely reduced. At the moment, however, it seems that the increase in the load has stopped and has begun to decrease in the
Vantaa to close premises and cancel events due to rapidly deteriorated coronavirus situation – activities for children and the young to continue, however
The City of Vantaa will cancel all indoor public events and close its public premises due to the rapidly deteriorated COVID-19 situation, in accordance with the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland's decision.
Insufficient government action - the Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends the banning of public events
In its talks yesterday, the government of the country outlined new restrictive measures due to the deteriorating coronavirus situation. At the same time, the government transferred responsibility for the strictest restrictions to regional actors, without directly specifying what actions should be
The Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends new restrictions – urgent action expected from government as well
The coronavirus situation has rapidly deteriorated throughout the country and the omicron variant has become the dominant variant for coronavirus infections in the metropolitan area within a short period of time. Due to the severe epidemic situation, the Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination
The Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends that private events for more than 20 people should also be avoided
The Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends that private events should also comply with the decision issued by the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland on 2 December 2021 on restrictions on public events.
Taking COVID-19 vaccine increasingly important; also seasonal flu vaccines available without appointment
It is time for all 12-year-olds and older to take the free-of-charge COVID-19 vaccine, because the risk of contracting coronavirus disease increases with the growing number of infections.