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Compliant with government guidelines, National Emergency Supply Agency distributes home tests to schoolchildren and students
NewsCompliant with the government guidelines, the National Emergency Supply Agency will distribute at-home Covid-19 tests (Coronavirus home tests) to students in basic education as well as in upper secondary education. The tests will be delivered to Vantaa in several batches. The tests will be handed
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Instructions for distance learning updated as of January 26, 2022
ReleaseWhen a student is absent from school due to coronavirus, the following absence procedures will be adopted in the future. When absent, the student may perform tasks sent by the teacher through Wilma, and after returning to school, the student's potential need for support will be assessed.
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Updated instructions for attending early childhood education and school, as well as studying during the COVID-19 pandemic as of November 19, 2022
ReleaseInfectious diseases authorities have updated the COVID-19 instructions, and the up-to-date instructions have been collected in this bulletin as regards early childhood education, basic education, and upper secondary education.
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The metropolitan area’s coronavirus coordination group: Support for waiving the blocking requirement for public events and the two-metre safe distances
ReleaseThe epidemic situation in the metropolitan area has improved, although infection rates and the proportion of positive tests are still high.
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Helsinki Metropolitan Area will transition to contact teaching a week following Easter
NewsThe policy is based on an overall assessment of the coronavirus emergency and the negative impacts of prolonged remote teaching on learning, welfare and health.
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Valid recommendations and restrictions to be extended in Metropolitan Area – upper comprehensive and secondary schools continue in distance learning mode over Easter holidays
NewsOn 24 March 2021, the coronavirus coordination group decided to extend the locally valid restrictions and recommendations concerning private events.
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Activities in the residential parks are cancelled until March 31st
NewsBecause of the epidemic situation, there will be no activities in the residential parks between the 18th and the 31st of March 2021.
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Secondary education to continue in distance learning until February 28
NewsThe metropolitan area coronavirus coordination group stated on its meeting, that high schools’ first- and second-class students remain in distance learning.