Tag: Virus
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 […]
Norovirus found in oysters: What you need to know
It is important to note that eating raw oysters is always a risk, even if not all oysters are contaminated. Oysters filter and collect norovirus from feces-contaminated water, which is a risk for human consumption. Rapid heating does not necessarily destroy the virus, as the virus is destroyed when the food is heated to +90 […]
Close to a fifth suffer from long-term effects of COVID in Denmark
Hand sanitizer sales drop pre-pandemic levelsNevertheless, life is more or less normalized for the rest of the population, who are rarely reminded of the pandemic within the Danish borders. The masks and elbow greetings have disappeared, handshakes and hugs are back, and hand sanitizer is no longer sold in the shops. According to both Coop […]
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 […]
In Helsinki, about 150 cases of food poisoning caused by oysters
The study of food samples is still in progress, but some patient samples have already been completed. So far, seven people have tested positive for the norovirus associated with this outbreak. Those who ate oysters are advised to contact environmental services and provide information for the ongoing investigation. A report on the outbreak will be […]
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 […]
More than half of Finns have COVID-19 antibodies caused by both the vaccine and the disease: study
Randomly selected adults aged 18-85 from different parts of Finland were invited to the study, and blood samples were taken from almost 9,800 people. Antibodies to the coronavirus infection in children and adolescents were also examined using anonymized surplus serum samples from the HUS diagnostic center. These studies have made it possible to assess the […]
OP: Finland will sink into a mild recession in 2023
“We are looking at a couple of years of interminably slow development rather than a clearly defined recession and rapid recovery,” he said. press release on Tuesday. According to OP, the recession affects the economy widely and makes it difficult for exports, private consumption and investments. The value of exports grew at an almost unprecedented […]
HS: The general plan is an obstacle to converting offices into apartments in the center of Helsinki
Converting the office into apartments would therefore require the city to create a corresponding amount of business space elsewhere in the center. “We want to preserve the downtown area. If one property owner is given the opportunity to convert the Business Space into residential use, the next property owner will soon demand it as well,” […]
Almost 100,000 more calls were made to Mielinterveyssuomi’s MIELI crisis line than the previous year
“Russia’s war of aggression, the coronavirus pandemic and other ongoing crises are taking a toll on people. Low-threshold services, such as the Crisis Hotline, now fill the service gap of public services. People living in Finland should invest more in the psychological resources”, says Sanna VesikansaMIELI Mielenterveys Finland’s crisis operations manager. The most common reason […]
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 […]
Sleeping in the switch?
In Helsinki, I wear a mask on the tram. It’s a lonely experience because even though the tram is full, I’m one of the few wearing a mask. During the initial COVID lockdown and later in response to the recommendation to use masks in crowded spaces, Finns followed official recommendations. In a country where almost […]
Finland reports the first case of Omicron BA.5 sub-variant
The first case of the BA.5 Omicron sub-variant registered in Finland has been detected in a laboratory located in the south-western part of the country. The laboratory of clinical microbiology at Turku University Hospital reported the infection on Wednesday. In its press release, the hospital stated that the variant was found in a Finnish citizen […]
The fitness association retreats to stage performances in children’s competitions
The Finnish Association of Physical Sports has said that it will probably cancel plans to bring stage performances when it starts competing for 12-year-olds next year. The Finnish press said on Tuesday that the association opened its fitness competition for children under 12 in the summer of 2023, which provoked a backlash. Former fitness model […]
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 […]
Agnes Wold: You do not have to be happy to survive
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, addresses contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg. We use so many percent of the brain and this is what the anatomy of the brain looks like The professor also goes through how our intelligence is inherited and which of the parents we have to thank for it, […]
The virus wave that changed everything
For two years, the news was filled by the Corona pandemic. Helén Palmqvist Novik is a reporter for P4 Gothenburg and has since the beginning of 2020 reported week after week on covid-19. She has talked to those concerned and with experts, visited nursing homes and hospitals. It is with the help of their voices, […]
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 […]
New record for flu vaccinations: almost every third person got a jab
The Danish public has clearly got used to standing in line for a jab. During this flu season, 1.7 million people were vaccinated against influenza. This is almost every third person in Denmark. According to the General Practitioners Organization (PLO), it is the highest admission in history. The total number is 800,000 more than the […]
The Finnish supervisory authority keeps the mortgage ceiling at 85 per cent
The government said it was refining its recommendation that lenders exercise restraint in relation to the borrower’s income when granting large and longer-than-usual loans in the second quarter. “Borrowers should estimate the amount of credit to be granted so that the applicant will be able to repay its debt even if interest rates on loans […]
The coronavirus epidemic has not yet subsided, says a ministry official
The number of deaths in people aged 80 and over has increased in the first months of 2022. The number of people over the age of 80 who have received three doses of the vaccine is 280,000 and the number of younger residents in the care home is about 20,000, so a total of about […]
Agnes Wold: The female body is biologically a little better
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, addresses contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold this week: How good is the flu vaccine and then there may be a vaccine against stomach illness. And then Agnes takes a closer look at white pepper against vomiting and tells why the palate is ribbed. The […]
Many are struggling with long-term COVID-19 effects
Recent mutation expectationsThe study is based on data collected before the dominant Delta and Omicron mutations took control in Denmark, and the researchers do not expect to find the same results in relation to the milder infections seen today. Among the most common long-term effects of COVID-19 were taste and smell problems as well as […]
Agnes Wold: Horrible myth that you can laugh healthy
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, addresses contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold this week: You can influence this through positive thinking and therefore Agnes says that you can not think healthy. Professor Wold also talks about tooth loss and bacteria, and then she goes through the myth that our ears […]
Agnes Wold: Disgusting when people claim that it is dangerous to sit
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, addresses contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold this week: Therefore, heart attacks in Sweden are decreasing and why she thinks you do not need vitamin supplements if you eat normally. And then Agnes shares her best seasickness tips. The pod that kills health myths and […]
Finland’s retirement age is declining
He will retire in Finland later than in previous years. Figures from the Finnish Center for Pensions show that last year people left the labor force and retired on average six months later than their retiring colleagues in 2020. The average retirement age in 2021 was 62.4 years. This change is largely explained by the […]
YLE: New omicron sub-variant may become dominant in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area in a month
However, it is starting to make room for a newer sub-variant, BA.2. According to Lehtonen, the first infections caused by an even more contagious subvariant were confirmed in the hospital district about a week ago. “The BA.2 sub-variant could become the dominant virus in the hospital district in as little as a month,” he said. […]
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 […]
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”. […]
The coronavirus mainly kills people over the age of 80 in Germany
“By the end of 2021, after the outbreak of the pandemic, 96,200 more people had died than would normally have been expected. This means that the number of additional deaths due to the pandemic is lower than previous estimates suggest, says Joachim Ragnitz from the Dresden branch office of the ifo institute. Again, in the […]
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 […]
The COVID pandemic cannot continue forever, it will end soon: Expert
“So, this can’t go on forever, and it’s over pretty soon. I’d say there’s no winner in this game of chess, this is going to be a draw where the virus is hiding and we’re actually winning. I think we are already very close to it, so I hope that as we move forward this […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the capital region, dogs get sick and cough
Dozens of reports have been received by the Food Agency in recent days about coughing dogs. Members of the Hundasamfélagið group also report this condition on Facebook. Vets advise guardians to isolate sick dogs. “Kennel cough is a known respiratory disease in dogs and can have many causes – both viruses and bacteria. The most […]
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 […]
Tense location between Russia and the surrounding area. How green is nuclear power? And where is the coronavirus going?
Time 1: Riots in KazakhstanReport from Mariupol in UkraineResearchers on the future of nuclear powerWho were Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz?Chronicle by Ulrika KnutssonThe panel with Göran Greider, Margareta Barabash and Andreas Gustavsson Time 2: Kalix recovers from the hacker attackThe coronavirus is spreading fast now – cause for concern or the beginning of the […]
Returns from holidays increase the number of infected
For the third day in a row, over 1,000 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus. Additionally, the numbers of infected people who are tested at the border are increasing significantly. The deputy chief of police admitted that this is largely due to the growing number of Icelanders returning home from vacation. Yesterday, 1,063 new coronavirus […]
The number of defaults will decrease for the first time in 13 years
The number of defaulting consumers in Finland decreased last year for the first time since the figures provided by Asiakastieto, a financial data service company, in 2008. The data showed that at the end of 2021, there were a total of 389,300 people in insolvency pensions, which is about 2,900 less than 12 months earlier […]
Then we get vaccines updated for omicron
It was at the end of November that the new variant omicron of the coronavirus was discovered. Now a new Danish study has come out which shows that omicron gets along quite well with the current vaccines. When can the omicron vaccines be here? Richard Bergström, Sweden’s vaccine coordinator and Helena Hervius Askling, chief physician […]
Unvaccinated foreigners pointed out with fingers
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has created another reason for pointing the finger at foreigners living in Iceland. Repeatedly, during successive waves of virus infections that broke out in the country, it has been pointed out that the reason for the increase in infection is largely foreigners living and working in Iceland who travel […]
Finns continued to take out mortgages briskly in November
The housing loan stock was almost EUR 107 billion, of which loans to be purchased were about EUR 8.5 billion. The average interest rate on loans was 0.76 per cent in November. The average interest rate on rental loans was 0.91 percent. The Bank of Finland emphasized that the average interest rate has risen slightly […]
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 […]
Researchers are identifying antibodies that can neutralize Omicron
By identifying the targets of these “broadly neutralizing” antibodies in the peak protein, it may be possible to design vaccines and antibody therapies that are effective not only against omicron variants but also against other variants that may arise in the future. David Veesler, a researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and an assistant […]
Peaceful protest against vaccination against COVID-19
Peaceful protests against coronavirus vaccination took place in Reykjavik and Akureyri today. Hundreds of people took part in the protests. People have protested against isolating people because of what the group calls “a cold or a sore throat.” Protesters questioned the integrity of pharmaceutical companies, the safety of vaccines, and pointed out that forcing vaccines […]
Insulation shortened to 7 days
The isolation period for people suffering from COVID-19 has been reduced from 10 to 7 days. Such information was published on the website of the Ministry of Health. Despite the shortened isolation time, doctors from the outpatient department dealing with coronavirus cases will be able to extend the isolation of the patient if they deem […]
Minister of Justice Henriksson’s Covid test is positive
Minister of Justice and leader of the Swedish People’s Party Anna-Maja Henriksson has been found to be coronavirus positive, the Justice Department said in a statement issued Thursday. The press release said Henriksson was exposed to the virus in a private event in his hometown of Pietarsaari during the Christmas holidays. The minister has not […]
Helsinki after school clubs outdoors during January
After the first and second grade children ‘s schooling, club activities will be held outdoors in Helsinki in January due to the deteriorating coronavirus situation. City officials hope the change will help reduce close contact between children and limit potential exposure to the virus. Schools in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area also aim to avoid confusion […]
Bi Puranen
For many years, Secretary General of the World Values Survey, which for 40 years has examined and analyzed people’s values and beliefs. Bi Puranen is an associate professor of economic history and collaborates with the Institute for Future Studies and Karolinska Institutet. Bi Puranen was for a period editor-in-chief of the National Encyclopedia. – My […]
Rapid antigen tests are less sensitive to Omicron variant infections: US Food and Drug Administration
The FDA provided data based on preliminary results of some antigen tests using patient samples containing live viruses. The FDA has said it will continue to work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RADx program to further evaluate the performance of antigen tests using patient samples containing live viruses. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has mutated […]
A HUS official suggests special Covid hospitals
Head of the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital Districts (HUS) Eero Hirvensalo, says Covid hospitals should be set up to treat patients with coronavirus. Hirvensalo, who is responsible for planning the care of Covid patients in the HUS area, believes that separate Covid hospitals are needed both in the Helsinki metropolitan area and throughout the country. […]
Denmark’s economy has performed better than all
2022 looks promising “The overall picture has been remarkably benign, although several variants of coronavirus appeared during the year. But it hides marked differences,” wrote The Economist. “The pandemic has created winners and losers – and the spread between them is likely to continue in 2022.” That statement fits well with the government’s expectation in […]
Covid-19 diagnosed in members of the government
Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson revealed in a Facebook post that he tested positive for the coronavirus. Bjarni is the fourth member of the Independence Party, after Birgir Ármannsson and Óli Björn Kárason, and the first minister to be diagnosed with coronavirus. Bjarni underwent a PCR test before the government meeting. “I can’t tell where or […]
