Finland has seen its first cases where people have re-infected with Covid Helsingin sanomat newspaper. Cases that doctors say have been mild and of all ages have occurred in the Turku and Uusimaa areas.
"I believe there are such cases elsewhere in the country and we will probably see more such cases by the end of the year," said Jutta Peltoniemi, Chief Infectious Diseases Officer of Turku.
A handful of people caught in Covid again in the fall had originally been infected in the spring, the negativity of the virus in the summer was positive in the summer, but positive in the fall. Medical experts classify infections as new if more than six months elapse between them.
Paper also reports that Finnish schools do not intend to extend winter holidays due to the virus. The fall semester ends on Dec. 23 in the metropolitan area, and students return after Epiphany on Jan. 7.
Equal pay?
Finns with developmental disabilities do not necessarily earn the same salary – or no salary at all – Swedish-speakers report daily Hufvudstadsbladet.
The non-profit group Inclusion Finland (FDUV) told HBL that it is an interest group for people with intellectual disabilities to get paid for their work.
The organization estimates that about 3,000 of Finland’s 25,000 people with intellectual disabilities are able to do paid work. However, only 600 of these individuals receive a salary for their work.
House in the suburbs
Juggling from work at home and distance learning for children has led those who can afford it to buy bigger homes, writes business daily Kauppalehti.
Increased demand has raised house prices nationwide by about three per cent in Finland as a whole in the third quarter compared to the corresponding period last year. At the same time, plots of detached houses became more expensive and rose by an average of more than seven per cent nationwide.
Housing prices rose the most in the Helsinki metropolitan area, by about five per cent, according to KL.
Source: The Nordic Page