A lockdown (strict quarantine measures) has been introduced in Finland since March 8 due to the worsening situation with coronavirus, reports TASS.
According to the country’s government, the severe restrictions will last for three weeks – until March 28.
As part of the measures introduced, students of secondary and high schools will be transferred to distance learning, leisure activities for children over 12 years old will be canceled, and employees are recommended to be transferred to remote work. It is also planned to close restaurants, bars, cafes and nightclubs, but the decision on this should be made by the country’s parliament only on Monday. This and other measures, however, should not affect regions where the epidemic situation is calm and at the so-called baseline level. At the moment, only five Finnish medical districts meet this criterion, in total the country is divided into 21 medical districts, in 16 of them the pandemic is accelerating or spreading.
The number of cases of coronavirus infection in Finland increased by 511 per day and reached 62,063 as of Sunday. A total of 767 people died in the country from complications caused by the infection.