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14 photos Photo: Weapons inspectors from the Russian Federation getting an overview of Exercise Spring Storm. Author: Artur Zahharov,Ardi Hallismaa, Oliver Turp Russian military representatives were in Estonia Wednesday, inspecting Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) facilities, under the terms of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) agreement dating back to 2011. The Russian delegation's visit coincided with the third week of the annual large-scale Spring Storm (Kevadtorm) exercise, and took in activities connected with this at Tapa, Lää...

There were 876 cases of coronavirus diagnosed last week across Estonia, a fall of 40 percent compared to the week before, and 11 deaths, the lowest since December.

A unified recommendation for mask-wearing should be agreed across the country, especially in schools, head of the government's research council, professor of virology Irja Lutsar told ERR on Tuesday. Questions about wearing masks have been raised in recent weeks due to the increasing number of vaccinated people in Estonia. Currently, it is still recommended to wear face masks or coverings. She said that the mask recommendation could apply to hospitals and nursing homes, but that the final choice should be made by the head of each institution separately. "The epidemiological situation in Eston...

A hundred-and-twenty-seven new coronavirus cases have been found in Estonia in the past twenty-four hours, the Health Board (Terviseamet) says. Three people who had contracted the virus have died over the same period.

One of Estonia's national parks celebrates its 50th jubilee this weekend, an event which is being marked by a variety of events through the rest of May and into early June.