Helsinki University hospital district requests stricter limits on gatherings as virus cases hit new high.
Passengers should wear masks on public transport, say THL and HUS.
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The Helsinki University Hospital District (HUS) has proposed stricter limits on gatherings and events in the region, home to over 2 million people.
HUS officials hope that the limit on the number of people permitted at events will be revised downwards, from ten to six.
The request comes as Uusimaa reports record numbers of coronavirus infections, according to data from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).
According to HUS, there were 1,650 new cases reported in the district in the week to 17 February, with 368 reported on 17 February alone.
A Helsingin Sanomat article looks into the feelings associated with infecting another person with coronavirus.
The guilt over infecting another with coronavirus can be similar to the feelings associated with survivor guilt , according to one psychologist.
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The story of one woman’s guilt over unknowingly infecting her husband with coronavirus was the most-read article on Helsingin Sanomat s website on Wednesday morning. Everyone says you shouldn t blame yourself. But nonetheless, the self-accusations are tough. I have become discouraged and started to avoid other people. It s always on my mind, the 75-year-old woman from the capital region, whom HS calls
Expert: Finland needs 30k more healthcare workers by 2030
One third of Finnish municipalities report ongoing recruitment problems as an expert warns an acute shortage is looming.
A government commitment to increasing the nursing quota at elderly care facilities has accelerated the need for more healthcare staff.
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Finland is expected to need recruiting around 30,000 more nurses by the year 2030 to meet the demands of an aging population and the obligations set out in the government’s proposal to amend the law on social and healthcare services for the elderly.
The bill proposes setting the minimum nursing quota for round-the-clock care at old-age institutions at seven caregivers for each 10 residents.
Government decided on safe entry of seasonal workers to Finland â instructions to be sent to farms 4.2.2021 13.46 | Published in English on 9.2.2021 at 16.19 Press release
On 4 February 2021, the Finnish Government decided on the instructions to be issued regarding the entry of seasonal workers to the country in such a way that our health security is protected.
According to the guidelines of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, citizens of the EU countries or countries outside the EU coming to work in critical primary production tasks in Finland must be tested for coronavirus when entering the country and for the second time after having been in Finland for 72 hours. Both test results must be negative. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare considers that the two-test model will effectively prevent coronavirus infections from spreading across the borders in connection wit
An expert group also recommends extending the interval between doses in Finland to 12 weeks.
File photo of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
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The National Vaccine Expert Group (KRAR) has recommended that the AstraZeneca vaccine be administered in Finland to people under the age of 70 only.
The expert group, established by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), said the recommendation will be amended as necessary as more research data on the effects of the vaccine on different age groups becomes available.
The announcement on Wednesday follows speculation that the AstraZeneca vaccine which was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) last week might not be approved for the elderly as the vaccine’s trial data covering the over-70 age group is not extensive.