The Health Board (Terviseamet) may halve the quarantine period for Covid close family contacts, from its current 10 days, to five. Extra precautions will be in place including a recommendation to rapid test at the end of a quarantine period, before returning to the workplace.
As part of an incentive to recognize the activities of cities and municipalities at the local level in preventing the spread of the coronavirus, the Estonian government is set to pay out altogether €567,455 to 10 local governments for good vaccination results achieved between October and mid-December.
Families with an income of €1,052 or less will be eligible for subsidies to help pay soaring energy bills, Minister of Finance Keit Pentus-Rosimannus (Reform) said on Thursday.