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Varjus writes that according to current data, just under 700 people have died from coronavirus in Estonia and just over 700 in Finland, but Finland has five times as many people as Estonia.
In autumn, the situation in both countries was good, but then the numbers started to grow. The rising number of cases is likely due to the more aggressive “British” strain of coronavirus, writes rus.delfi.ee.
According to S. Varjus, the new variety is misleading, because over the years people have become used to distinguishing what is safe and what is not. However, the new variety is more contagious, so stricter measures are also needed.
“The most obvious example is Ireland. The good situation in this country has become dire in a matter of weeks. Now the same is happening in Estonia. This will happen again in Finland if the Finns do not assess the danger,” emphasizes S. Varjus.
On Monday, the Finnish parliament approved a proposal to close restaurants and bars in most of the country due to the deteriorating epidemiological situation.
Restaurants, bars, cafes and nightclubs in 15 regions of the country will be closed for three weeks starting March 9, and food will be available to take away only. Under the normal regime, they will continue to work only in four regions where the epidemiological situation is normal and does not exceed the so-called baseline.
In Finland from March 8. A strict quarantine is announced, which will last at least until March 28. Middle and high school students will study remotely, group classes for children and adults 12 and older will be canceled, and employees will be encouraged to switch to telecommuting.
From March 1. Finland is once again in a state of emergency. This measure was already in force in the spring of last year and was revoked in June.
At the same time, with the rapid spread of the British variant of the coronavirus, strict quarantine, which will last at least a month, will be introduced in Estonia on Thursday, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced on Monday.
“According to the latest data, the British strain of the virus is found in up to 98 percent. Samples tested. As far as we know, this variant is spreading one and a half times faster and is particularly contagious, the prime minister told television. – For this reason, the Scientific Council has also confirmed that there is a reason for such a rapid spread of the virus, as the spread has only accelerated in recent weeks. That is why we decided to close the country as much as possible “.
“The situation with the coronavirus in Estonia is extremely critical. We need to react urgently and we have decided to lock up the country as soon as possible. Educational institutions, including primary classes, are moving towards distance education. We strongly recommend not to carry out children to kindergarten, ”said K. Kallas.
“All retail trade, except for basic and food products, is also closed, all catering establishments are closed, sports are not allowed inside,” he said.
“The restrictions are imposed for at least a month and will take effect on Thursday. All these measures are aimed at reducing the number of contacts and breaking the chain of infections,” explained K. Kallas.
“We have not yet learned to live with the virus to be able to do our daily activities safely, so large-scale restrictions are necessary. We hope to be able to focus on vaccination during the shutdown period to protect as many people as possible. of the risk of infection, “he said.
In Estonia, record rates of morbidity were recorded last week and 1,542 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the country on Saturday.
According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 1.9 million Estonia currently has one of the highest infection rates in Europe. Since February 23, more than 1,000 new cases have been registered daily in the country. As a result, the government has recently tightened its soft restrictions compared to Latvia and Lithuania.
In Estonia, 1,484 new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infection were diagnosed last day in 7,813 tests, and eight previously infected people died, health services said on Wednesday.
Around 1,308 new cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of two patients were reported the day before.
The incidence of COVID-19 in Estonia during the last two weeks is 1,392.95 cases per 100,000 cases. population.
According to data from Wednesday morning, 639 people are being treated for COVID-19 in the country’s hospitals, 58 of them in intensive care units. Artificial lung ventilation was required in 41 patients.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 78,973 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Estonia, 677 patients have died and 57,463 have recovered.
A total of 109,865 people in Estonia have been vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least one dose of the vaccine, and 45,310 have received both doses of the vaccine.
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