Advisor to the justice chancellor, molecular biologist Martin Kadai said there is no reason to talk about wide-ranging restrictions this fall as the situation has changed fundamentally. Kadai told ERR that there is little sense also in testing for the coronavirus in schools as chasing the virus is no longer necessary, nor does he support ordering people to wear masks.
A recommendation made by the government's coronavirus advisory board that proof of negative Covid antigen rapid test results should not be restored as a means of gaining access to restaurants and other venues alongside the existing proof of vaccination is just that – a recommendation and one of several opinions on the issue, and not binding on the government, the Center Party's Riigikogu group chair Jaanus Karilaid says.
The head of the government's scientific council, cell biology professor at the University of Tartu Toivo Maimets, introduced the new members of the government's coronavirus advisory board - dubbed the Scientific Council - on Thursday. The new council will start its work from next week.
Leading members of the government's coronavirus advisory council reject claims that they were fatigued and that their replacement was the result both of that and of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas' (Reform) criticism of their media communications.
Omicron appears to be milder than the Delta COVID-19 strain, if it becomes the dominant variant it could have a positive effect, the head of the government's scientific advisory council has said.