Despite the recommendations, the Estonian president went on vacation to a Swiss resort



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“The situation regarding the virus, as well as the infection rates, did not differ between Switzerland and Estonia. The risk of contracting the disease was the same in both Estonia and Switzerland,” quoted Taivo Linnamagi, spokesman for Estonian President RuserR.

He explained that upon his return to Estonia, the head of state had taken a coronavirus test, which came back negative. Upon his return, he was in limited isolation for the required period, followed by a second coronavirus test, which was also negative.

“Limited isolation: when you can go to work and to the store, not to the theater, which is not possible anyway,” Linnamagi said, adding that during isolation, the Estonian president was able to do her job and is still doing it. .

December 28 In Estonia, stricter restrictions on coronavirus have been put in place to control the rise in infections.

Restaurants in the capital Tallinn and the surrounding region can only carry take out food, and leisure, cultural and sports facilities have been closed.

Indoor meetings and events are prohibited and no more than 10 people are allowed to attend outdoor meetings. Religious services are still allowed, but only 50 percent. previous capacity. The restrictions that are already in place in severely affected East Viru County will remain in effect in the country until at least January 17. The Estonian government has also approved 23 million. amount of aid to companies in sectors affected by the pandemic.

In Estonia, 3,497 tests found 290 new cases of coronavirus infection last day, and four previously infected patients died, health services said Monday.

The day before, 429 new cases of COVID-19 and the death of five patients were reported.

The incidence of COVID-19 in Estonia in the last two weeks is 601.44 cases per 100,000 cases. population.

On Monday morning, 412 COVID-19 patients were treated in the country’s hospitals, 42 of them in intensive care units. Artificial lung ventilation was required in 26 patients.

Since the start of the pandemic in Estonia, 33,805 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus infection, of which 287 have died and 23,007 have recovered.

In the country, 10,939 people were vaccinated with the first dose of the pandemic coronavirus vaccine.

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