As Finland prepares to lift restrictions on Covid, THL executives Markku Tervahauta and Mika Salminen The corona situation in Finland will improve significantly by July.
In an open letter Helsingin sanomat newspaper however, they warn that the infections will tick again in the fall.
The duo argue that society’s broad constraints are not a long-term option ahead and will require more funds to be directed to the public health authority as Finland learns to treat Covidia as an endemic disease.
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Chaos of trucks
In the meantime, Helsinki police are urging the organizers of Convoy Finland 2022 to announce their planned demonstration on Friday in advance, he says. Hufvudstadsbladet. The convoy of cars and trucks is trying to block the main roads of the capital.
Convoy Finland’s protest against public health measures has attracted the interest of about 60,000 users on Facebook and 15,000 on the telegram platform Telegram.
The Swedish-language daily says protesters are not only frustrated by the pandemic, they also want to cut fuel taxes and demand the government resign.
Finnish protesters have brought their concept from Canada, where the so-called "Freedom" Trucks blocked traffic in Ottawa over the weekend.
No shots, no pay
Evening News reports that an unvaccinated nurse in Kajaani was informed at the end of her shift on Tuesday that she would no longer be paid.
The vaccination authorization for nursing workers came into force in Finland on Tuesday. It stipulates that healthcare workers must either have been vaccinated against the Covid virus or have recovered from a coronavirus infection in the last six months.
The nurse interviewed by IS said he disagreed with the freeze and said he could have continued to perform his duties remotely by advising patients over the phone.
Source: The Nordic Page