Tag: Coronavir
Significantly fewer Covid deaths in Finland
So far this year, the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus is about a third of the number in 2022.
Thursday’s papers: Defense agreement, coronavirus boost, waste food billing
According to Helsingin Sanomat, not all parties in the country are ready to accept a new defense cooperation agreement with the United States.
Study: More nurses thought about quitting profession after Covid
Around 16 percent of Finland’s nurses considered a change of profession during the coronavirus pandemic, a recent university study shows.
Iceland is the most peaceful country in the world
Nowhere in the world is a more peaceful country than Iceland, according to the Global Peace Index published annually by The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). Iceland is at the top of the list for the fifteenth year in a row. The world as a whole, however, is slightly less safe than last year,…
Vaccinations against coronavirus in pharmacies
The Medicines Agency has entered into an agreement with the Lyfja pharmacy chain for a pilot project in which two Lyfja pharmacies will vaccinate against Covid-19. Pharmacists will take care of vaccinations. Ultimately, they will be able to carry out 5,000 vaccinations during the term of the contract. In the announcement of the Ministry of…
THL: Finland in the middle of the spring coronavirus wave
However, according to the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), the Covid situation is relatively calm compared to last year.
StatFi: Covid changed daily routines
The coronavirus pandemic changed the everyday lives of Finns in many different ways, according to Statistics Finland’s recent time use survey.
Agnes Wold: You only need to drink water when you are thirsty
Agnes Woldprofessor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues with the host Christopher Lundberg. Agnes Wold on drinking water: Therefore, you only need to drink when you are thirsty and that happens if you drink too much. Agnes also explains what could be wrong if you are always thirsty. In addition, she answers the question…
Agnes Wold on the advantages of getting older
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues together with the presenter Christopher Lundberg. Agnes Wold on aging: That’s why you get shingles – and there’s a big risk of getting it several times. The professor explains why she believes dental health is so important. Agnes and Christer also talk about the elderly…
Agnes Wold: Healthy people do not need to take supplements
Agnes Woldprofessor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues with the host Christopher Lundberg. Agnes Wold on nutritional supplements and vitamins: It is the benefit of probiotics and which foods are good to eat to get good bacteria. Agnes explains why she believes that you do not need to eat extra supplements of omega 3…
Agnes Wold dispels myths about headaches and painkillers
Agnes Woldprofessor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues with the host Christopher Lundberg. Agnes Wold about headaches: Therefore, some people suffer from headaches more often and whether it is hereditary. What can help with the aches and why the professor thinks it’s a terrible myth that we need to drink a lot of water.…
Agnes Wold: You shouldn’t go around worrying about fat
Agnes Woldprofessor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues with the host Christopher Lundberg. Agnes Wold on fat: Therefore, fat is necessary and it happens when you burn too much. About the inner abdominal fat and whether it is more dangerous than other fat on the body. And then Agnes and Christer discuss the streak…
Agnes Wold on the difference between being hypersensitive and allergic
Agnes Woldprofessor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues with the host Christopher Lundberg. Agnes Wold on allergies: That is why it is so important that you treat celiac disease correctly and what is the difference between being allergic and hypersensitive. And then Agnes and Christer talk about ticks which, in addition to TBE and…
Agnes Wold dispels myths about how colds are contagious
Agnes Woldprofessor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues with the host Christopher Lundberg. Agnes Wold on cold virus: Therefore, it is good to have a fever and that it can be good to lie down under a warm blanket. Professor Agnes Wold also explains why it’s good to have a cold every now and…
Agnes Wold: Thousands think they are allergic but they are not
Agnes Woldprofessor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues with the host Christopher Lundberg. Agnes Wold on allergies: This is why allergy testing is problematic and why thousands of people mistakenly believe they are allergic. How unpasteurized milk can protect, but also about which allergy usually grows out on its own. And then Agnes and…
Agnes Wold: Basically all people have herpes
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues together with program leader Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold about the mouth and dental health: The bacteria that give you bad breath and if your tongue scratches can help. And therefore you cannot detect a disease by looking at someone’s tongue. And then Agnes surprises host…
Agnes Wold: There is no indication that it would be good to eat antioxidants
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues together with program manager Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold this week: Together with the presenter Christer Lundberg, Professor Agnes Wold returns to some question marks from last season. In addition to delving into antioxidants and free radicals, the professor talks about sudden infant death syndrome, the…
The Rags March returns to Reykjavik
On Saturday, July 23, the Ruff March returns to the streets of Reykjavik after a two-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The march will begin at 2:00 PM, outside Hallgrímskirkja Church, and the gathered people will march through the center to Austurvöllur Square. The march aims to remind people that the perpetrators, not the…
Agnes Wold on the connection between dental health and heart attack
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, addresses contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold on Oral and Dental Health: About our important oral bacteria and why it can be good to suck on the baby’s pacifier. The professor also talks about our sugar phobia, if you can get better saliva from kissing…
Denmark is a leader in important pandemic data
Vaccine kingsOne of the main reasons for the low mortality rate is the country’s successful COVID-19 vaccination program. Denmark’s excess mortality from 1 March 2020 to 27 March 2022 turned out to be 1,454 per million inhabitants, while it was minus in both Australia and New Zealand. Common to the three countries is that over…
Agnes Wold: We are not meant to be happy
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, addresses contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold this week: About the fact that we are not genetically created to live in duality with the same person all our lives and about why children get into trouble when they have to eat. And so Agnes talks…
The center is closer to Perussuomalainen in the HS survey
The populist right-wing party dominated at one point more than 10 points ahead of the center. The Coalition Party and the Social Democrats are still Finland’s two most popular parties, with the former supported by 21.9 per cent (+0.5 pps) and the latter by 19.1 per cent (-0.2 pps). The National Alliance has remained at…
Demonstration weekend in Helsinki, Tampere
Three coronavir-related demonstrations will be held in Helsinki this weekend. Police warned of traffic congestion in the center of Helsinki, but said traffic had returned to normal on Saturday afternoon. Saturday’s events include a protest against the vaccination mandate for social and health care workers, which began at Senate Square at about 2 p.m., before…
STT: The government will end the telework recommendation
The Finnish government intends to end the national telework recommendation by March, according to the news agency STT. The government’s Covid ministerial working group discussed the issue at its meeting on Tuesday morning. The group expressed support for the recommendations of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, which include…
Entrepreneurs eligible for labor market support until 28 February 2022, temporarily exempted from the waiting time requirement
The waiting period to be filled at the beginning of unemployment will also be temporarily released until the end of February. The above changes will take effect retroactively. Entrepreneurs can receive labor market support if their business has been hit by a coronavirus epidemic. Labor market support is also available retroactively from 1 January 2022…
How does Finland facilitate Covid restrictions?
The cabinet’s coronavir virus ministerial working group proposed lifting some pandemic restrictions late Thursday night. The changes apply to restaurants and events where the risk of infection is considered low. From the beginning of February (next Tuesday), the restaurants will be open until 9 pm instead of the current 6 pm. The sale of alcohol…
Changes to the quarantine regulations
Changes to the quarantine regulations apply from midnight. The decision about the changes was made and announced by the Minister of Health Willum Þór Þórsson. According to the changes, people who have potentially been exposed to the coronavirus outside their home will not have to undergo quarantine. However, they will have to take “special precautions”.…
Prime Minister Marin urges government to allow low-risk events to return, as HUS doctor says epidemic is likely to peak in metropolitan area
The Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin has called on the government to speed up the reintroduction of low-risk sporting and cultural events through the Covid Passport. The minister said on Twitter on Twitter that the government plans to assess the need for current and future coronavirus measures. "The government is assessing the need for…
1,348 new infections in the country
The number of people infected with the coronavirus is increasing every day and, according to the latest data, yesterday’s tests detected 1,383 infections in the country and 66 at the border. Among those diagnosed yesterday, 48 percent of patients at the time of the study were in quarantine and 52 percent were outside of it.…
The law on deferment of payments has been approved
The bill of the Minister of Finance on deferring the payment of public fees and extending the deadline for submitting applications for subsidies in connection with the coronavirus epidemic was adopted yesterday around midnight by 47 votes. Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, an MP from the Pirate Party, criticized the working methods of the majority in discussions…
Advance voting in county council elections 8.5 per cent
About 8.5 percent of Finland’s 3.9 million eligible voters have already taken the opportunity to vote before next week’s election day on Sunday, January 23rd. That means about 333,000 people. Advance ballot boxes opened across the country on Wednesday, and the first couple of polling stations were busier than last year’s municipal elections. However, due…
Finland announces the first death of a child related to the corona
An elementary school student has died in Laihia, Ostrobothnia, after diagnosing Covid’s disease. This is the first coronavirus-related death of a child in Finland. It is still unclear whether the death of the young student was directly due to the virus. Laihia Education Director Markku Laukkonen confirmed that the child was at increased risk for…
Changes to the quarantine and isolation policy
New changes are made to the quarantine and isolation of people infected with the coronavirus. A government statement said the change was being implemented in large part because of the very heavy workload currently facing Icelandic hospitals. Under the new regulations, isolation of a person who does not feel any symptoms will take 7 days…
