According to him, Finnish tourists who have received a virus-positive test have been largely understanding, cooperative and patient when they have been instructed in quarantine. Local tourism companies have also shown a willingness to work together to find out where tourists are breaking quarantine.
“There are 65 people in the isolation, about half of whom are foreign tourists. This is a very significant burden for the municipality, Liisanantti said.
Return trips for foreign visitors have proved to be a new challenge as airlines have reduced capacity due to difficulties caused by omicron conversion, such as crew shortages. Another challenge has been to transport domestic tourists to their hometowns for isolation, as there is only one taxi in Inari equipped to carry coronavirus carriers.
According to YLE, about 80 foreign tourists were isolated in Finnish Lapland at Christmas.
Helsingin sanomat newspaper reported In the Lapland hospital district, the incidence of coronavirus infections has risen to 450 per 100,000 inhabitants last week – the highest level since the start of the epidemic.
“Primary health care has been under great pressure in Rovaniemi. We have recently had three to five coronavirus patients in hospital. So far, we haven’t had more than one person in need of intensive care at the same time, and there isn’t anyone in intensive care right now, ”he said. Markku Broas, Chief Physician of Infectious Diseases of the Lapland Hospital District.
He added that the recently approved restrictions on restaurant operations were very necessary.
“We need to reduce contacts. We recommend that passengers stick to their own groups and reduce such contacts,” he commented.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT
Source: The Nordic Page