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“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 have decided to close the country as far as possible. possible “.
“The situation with the coronavirus in Estonia is extremely critical. We need to react urgently and we have decided to close the state border as soon as possible. Educational institutions, including primary classes, are moving towards distance education. We strongly recommend not to carry 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 Monday’s data, a total of 76,183 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Estonia since the start of the pandemic, 667 patients have died and 55,641 have recovered.
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.
It was reported on Monday that 1,491 new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infection were detected in 5,496 tests per day in Estonia, and 14 previously infected people died.
The day before, 1,321 new cases of COVID-19 and the death of nine patients were reported.
The incidence of COVID-19 in Estonia in the last two weeks is 1,335.5 cases per 100,000 cases. population.
According to data from Sunday morning, 626 people are being treated for COVID-19 in the country’s hospitals, 53 of them in intensive care units. Artificial lung ventilation was required in 36 patients.
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