Tag: Quarantine
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The new Working Time Act cuts short shifts in half in the social and health care sector
This reform aimed at improving employee well-being and reducing health risks has meant a key change in the management of work schedules. Research Professor Mikko Härmä The Institute of Occupational Health emphasized the importance of this development and pointed out that shorter shift intervals previously led to an increased risk of sickness absences and work…
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The guide dog is also quarantined
“The Ministry has found a solution to this case, so Már Gunnarsson will not have to bear the cost of importing the dog to the country,” reads the Ministry of Food’s response to the case of Már Gunnarsson, an Icelandic student from England, a talented athlete and musician whose guide dog is involved in the…
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Lindén: Removing Covid-19 from the list of universally dangerous diseases is worth discussing
Mika SalminenHealth and Safety Director of the Institute of Health and Welfare (THL), told MTV News on Saturday that Covid-19 can be removed from the list because it no longer meets all the criteria of a universally dangerous disease. “I think it’s a viable option,” he said. “We could do excellently even with a smaller…
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Belgium is the first country to introduce compulsory monkey quarantine
Monkey pox is a disease of the same genus as smallpox and symptoms include a clear bumpy rash, fever, muscle aches and headache. Monkey pox is less deadly than smallpox, with a mortality rate of less than 4 percent, but experts are concerned about the unusual spread of the disease outside Africa, where it usually…
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Finland won the first ever hockey gold medal at the Beijing Olympics
Finland won the men’s hockey Olympic final on Sunday in Beijing and finally won the gold medal in the eighteenth attempt. The medal raises Finland’s medal score to eight in the Beijing Games, and Finland is now in Table 15. The hockey Olympic tournament had started hard when coach Jalonen complained to his star striker…
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Paper: Minister of Sports Kurvinen cancels the Olympic trip due to the risk of quarantine
Finnish Minister of Sport Antti Kurvinen (Cen) will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, but says the decision to cancel his trip is not part of the boycott. Keskusta’s newspaper Suomenmaa was the first to report on the matter. Kurvinen said he wanted to avoid the risk of getting stuck in…
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Swedish Olympic official tests positive for covid-19
STOCKHOLM, January 28 (Xinhua) – An official in the Swedish Olympic delegation tested positive for covid-19 on arrival in Beijing, the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) said on Friday. SOC’s sports and development manager Johan Flodin was isolated and then tested positive in a second test, says SOC’s CEO Peter Reinebo in a press release. “Johan…
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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”.…
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Suomela, the leader of the Greens, confirms the Covid infection
Interim leader of the Green League Iiris Suomela announced on Monday that he has a positive Covid-19 test. The Tampere MP has been in quarantine at home since Friday because his grandchild has contracted the virus. Previous tests performed by Suomela were negative, but the quick home test done on Monday turned out to be…
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Iceland is relaxing isolation laws
COVID-19 positive people who are in isolation in Iceland can take up to two walks a day under new legislation that has been introduced by the country’s health authorities. People who are in isolation (a lighter version of quarantine) no longer need to undergo testing at the beginning and end of their isolation period. Special…
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The quarantine rules are reduced to five days
The quarantine rules for those who live with someone who is infected with covid-19 are reduced from seven to five days, the Public Health Agency announces. Triple vaccinated, people who have had covid-19 during the past three months and key people in socially important activities are exempt from the quarantine rules. They are allowed to…
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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.…
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THL’s new rules: What to do if you get Covid
The Health Authority THL has published updated guidelines for the treatment of people infected with the coronavirus. According to THL, Covid vaccines protect against severe forms of the disease, and most vaccinees who become infected with the Omicron variant of the virus get only a mild illness. If you have mild respiratory symptoms, but you…
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The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health makes recommendations on home tests
It is also recommended that asymptomatic people who have been in contact with the virus do self-testing at least twice every three days with a series of tests designed specifically for people who have no symptoms. According to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, a positive result should be treated in the same way…
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Covid quarantine shortened to five days
Health authority THL announced on Thursday that quarantine after a diagnosis of Covid could be shortened to five days. The duration of quarantine and isolation prescribed by an infectious disease doctor after a diagnosis of Covid has been ten days, but according to health authorities it is no longer necessary. As a result of the…
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The quarantine and testing rules of schools have been criticized in Finland
“It is not possible to quarantine categories” Teija PuhtoChief Physician for Infectious Diseases at Oulu University Hospital, stated To Helsingin Sanomat. “You should basically call the parent of every child to do so. Anyone who tests positive gets a call right now, but that too takes 10 days. If you had to call 30 others…
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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…
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Helsinki will ease the quarantine requirement, ending most of the exposure tracing
The City of Helsinki and 11 other municipalities in Uusimaa have announced changes in the practices related to the tracing and quarantine of persons exposed to the coronavirus. In a statement issued on Monday, the city noted that exposure to the virus is only tracked in city-owned homes, health care facilities and health care units…
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Helsinki authorities confirm that in the Helsinki metropolitan area, children will return to classrooms on Monday
The city of Helsinki has informed teachers that the schools will return to the classrooms next Monday morning according to the schedule after the Christmas holidays. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) proposed earlier this week that the spring term in Finnish schools will start with distance learning. On Friday afternoon, government ministers…
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Finland’s THL proposes to reduce the quarantine period to five days
The need to shorten the quarantine time is less urgent for non-vaccinators, as the germination time and thus the infection time is considerably shorter with the omicron variant than with the previous variants. Mika Salminen, THL’s Director of Health Security. “The duration is estimated to be two days [for omicron], about three days for Delta…
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THL recommends reducing quarantine to five days
In a statement to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Public Health Authority THL has proposed a reduction of the mandatory Covid quarantine and isolation period to five days. Currently, the quarantine and isolation period prescribed by an infectious disease physician is ten days. THL suggested this in its statement "Reduction of quarantine…
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Schools are short of staff due to COVID
Currently, more than 400 employees of schools and out-of-school centers are quarantined or isolated, which intensifies the tension already felt by those working closest to children. In December, chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason recommended extending the winter break until January 10, eventually Health Minister Willum Þór Þórsson left it to the Minister for Education and Children…
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Chief physicians are looking at shorter Covid quarantine times
The quarantine period for those diagnosed with Covid-19 can be shortened in Finland, Chief Physician Hanna Nohy The Department of Health and Welfare (THL) reported on the Communicable Diseases Prevention and Vaccination Unit on Tuesday. According to current guidelines, anyone who gives a positive coronavirus test must stay home for 10 days after the onset…
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795 new COVID cases
Yesterday, the country was diagnosed with 795 new cases of coronavirus. Out of this group, 374 people were in quarantine during the study. According to the data on the covid.is website, 7,937 people were isolated due to COVID-19, compared to 6,368 patients on December 30. However, 6273 people are currently in quarantine. In the hospital…
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Over 200 new infections
Yesterday, 220 new COVID-19 infections were detected in the country. According to the data, 40 percent of those infected were in quarantine. At the border, 18 travelers obtained a positive test result. About 15 percent of all respondents yesterday have tested positive for COVID-19 today. There are currently 11 patients in the hospital, two of…
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Foreign tourists reappear in Helsinki
Helsinki sees more tourists than in almost two years, although visitor numbers are still a shadow over the pre-pandemic figures. The capacity of hotels in Helsinki is now about 50 percent, compared to about 13 percent last December. In December 2019, 180,000 overnight stays were recorded in hotels in Helsinki, which was 13,500 last year.…
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Israel expands covid-19 red list to include another 7 countries
tel Aviv [Israel]December 16 (ANI / Sputnik): Israel has added Ireland, Spain, Norway, Finland, France, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates to its red list of covid-19 to prevent the spread of the Omicron strain, the country’s foreign ministry said. Wednesday. The decision will take effect on the night between 19 December and 20 December.…
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COVID-19 at the Klettaskóli school
The number of infections at Klettaskóli school has increased, and 25 students and teachers have been confirmed to have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Arnheiður Helgadóttir, the school’s principal, said 16 students and 9 employees were diagnosed with COVID-19. Vísir said on Monday that several teachers and students had been quarantined after the school was diagnosed…