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Until now, people who have come to Finland have had to self-isolate and no sanctions have been imposed on those who have not adhered to self-isolation.
Announcing that the new rules will be introduced “as soon as possible”, Health Minister Krista Kiuru said that newcomers could also be tested for coronavirus.
The decision follows reports that passengers arriving in Finland from Eastern Europe and the Balkans were infected with coronavirus and refused to take the COVID-19 test.
Few new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Finland in June and July, and the number has risen to 135 in the last 7 days.
“The number of infections has surprised us all. We discussed whether we can stop flights from countries at risk, now we are evaluating it,” said K. Kiuru. Some Finnish health officials blame foreigners for the outbreak.
The self-isolation obligation will apply to all people from countries where more than 8 cases of COVID-19 have been reported for every 100,000 cases in the last two weeks. persons.
Currently, the list of safe countries includes 25 countries, including Lithuania.
In Finland itself, the number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population is just 3.
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