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Health Board: 2,863 Covid cases diagnosed in Estonia in the past week

2,863 new cases of Covid emerged in the past week, week 34 of 2022 the Health Board (Terviseamet) says, down from 3,606 in week 33.

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Covid-19 medication for home use will be available in Estonia in the fall

Paxlovid coronavirus medication will be available in Estonia from September and those risk group patients who test positive will be able to request a prescription.

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Environmental Board: Jõgeva County silage farm river pollution receding

Pollution which resulted from effluent from a local silage farm flowing into Jõgeva County river is receding, the Environmental Board (Keskkonnaamet) says, though not before causing the death of thousands of fish.

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New health minister calls for caution on proposed state agencies merger

Newly-appointed Minister for Health and Labor Peep Peterson has urged caution in the formation of a one single, large state agency to cover the tasks currently carried out by three.

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Former health minister comes out in support of embattled education minister

The outgoing education minister, Liina Kersna (Reform), worked hard to keep schools open amid rising Covid rates last autumn, and cannot be criticized for simply performing her role, Tanel Kiik (Center) who was health minister at the time, says.

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Heatwave, holiday break brings crowds to official Haabneeme beach

A new official bathing zone has been opened in Viimsi, just outside Tallinn, and has already proven popular as hot weather arrived in time for the midsummer holiday, ETV news show 'Aktuaalne kaamera' (AK) reported.

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Stroomi Beach swimming zone boundaries shifted over pollution worries

The swimming area at a popular Tallinn beach is to be shifted a few hundred meters along this summer, in an effort to mitigate the effects of pollution and in the interests of public health.

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Minister: Bill giving Riigikogu greater say in Covid rules may pass by fall

Health minister Tanel Kiik (Center) says he hopes a bill which would give the Riigikogu a greater role in imposing restrictions during a pandemic situation will pass at the very same Riigikogu, by the autumn at the latest.

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Several venues to ignore Covid restrictions from next week

Several bars and restaurants in Estonia have announced they will no longer be complying with Covid restrictions, claiming that the regulations are now redundant and are harming the sector.

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Government approves bill giving Riigikogu boosted role in pandemic scenario

The government has approved amendments to the main piece of legislation governing the state's powers in the case of a communicable disease. The amendments would ostensibly put the legislature on an equal footing with the executive, and amends legislation which had predated the Covid pandemic.

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