In Uusimaa, the maximum number of public meetings would be 20 Eeva Ruotsalainen, Assistant Physician, Helsinki University Hospital District (HUS).
In the last three weeks, about 4,000 people have been exposed to the coronavirus in the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has caused concern among Swedish colleagues.
“This means that every sick person is called and quarantined,” The Swede said in Yle’s A-studio discussion program on Tuesday night.
In the last two weeks, 56 weapons of mass destruction have occurred in the metropolitan area, an average of one to five per week during the summer.
According to the Swede, the figures show that people have returned to pre-pandemic behaviors.
“All of these exposures have occurred in people’s daily lives: in day care, school, work, hobbies – and especially in private meetings,” he explained.
The Swede urges people to avoid gatherings with more than ten or twenty participants.
“People are planning big and small meetings this fall. I urge all residents to keep in mind that the pandemic is not over when we look at the rest of the world and Europe,” he said.
The district physician also reiterated the importance of wearing a face mask because he said face masks could help prevent the spread of seasonal flu in addition to the coronavirus.
Meanwhile Mikko Floréen The head of the Uusimaa state administration’s health department told A-studio that it may be time for residents to take the situation more seriously.
He explained that private gatherings of people are not within the scope of the regulator, but said that everyone must exercise the necessary caution themselves.