Coronavirus

Coronavirus

Government: people over 70 obliged to refrain from contact with others

The Nomad Today 3/20/20

The Ministry of Health recommends to avoid non-essential visits to older people: "They can be contacted by phone or Skype, for example."

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

People with type A blood may be more vulnerable to the coronavirus

The Nomad Today 3/20/20

People with blood type A showed a higher rate of infection and they tended to develop more severe symptoms, a study says.

Entrepreneurs in Finland

Vero offers tax arrangements to entrepreneurs affected by coronavirus

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

Business owners and entrepreneurs can request a deferment of tax debt payments. In addition, the rate of late-payment interest on taxes included in the arrangement will be lowered from 7% to 4%.

Finland

People rush to new shopping mall opened in Helsinki amid state of emergency

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

The Government tries to reduce people contacts and is requesting the public to stay in their homes. However, Helsinki shopping lovers queued to enter the new mall Hertsi.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Stockholm preparing for a big coronavirus crises

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

Sweden expects the number of Covid-19 will "increase dramatically." The Swedish Army is ready to set up field hospitals near the capital and Uppsala.

Coronavirus

Finland reports "approximately 400" cases of coronavirus

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

Authorities announced changes in the counting method. As of 19 March, they will report only on those cases included in the Registry of Infectious Diseases. The health agency admits that this…

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Austrian Tyrol, the idyllic area where Helsinki doctors got infected

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

The Austrian ski region of Tyrol has been declared an epidemic area. A significant number of Finns, including 17 students from the University of Oulu, were infected there.

Finland

DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

Finland suspends processing of visa and residence permit applications

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

Government says this decision does not apply to Russia.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Russia confirms first coronavirus death

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

A 79-year-old woman was the first death related to coronavirus in the neighbouring country. Some Finnish hockey players are back home.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS MEASURES

Short prison sentences are postponed due to the coronavirus

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

Jail sentences less than six months have been postponed for 3 months.

Finland

Coronavirus: employers can revoke working hours and annual vacations

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

During the virus epidemic, the employer is allowed to suspend or postpone the employee’s leave and even to deviate from the obligation to obtain the employee’s consent to work overtime.

Coronavirus

Why is Finland reporting so few cases of coronavirus?

The Nomad Today 3/18/20

Until now, the patients structure has been different than elsewhere, because the virus has mainly infected the healthy and the wealthy.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus

Toilet paper is already in stores; people now looking for paracetamol

The Nomad Today 3/18/20

People run to pharmacies for paracetamol but it is hard to find.

Opinion

Coronavirus: is the Finnish Government ignoring foreigners?

Editorial 3/18/20

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Government informative coronavirus site just for natives not for foreigners

The Nomad Today 3/18/20

The Finnish government has launched an service for coronavirus online testing. But this website is just intended for people who can read and understand Finnish or Swedish.

Coronavirus

EU leaders discuss measures to limit spread of coronavirus

The Nomad Today 3/18/20

The leaders supported proposals to restrict non-essential travel at the Union's external borders.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Impossibility of obtaining sickness allowance for many people

Ali Abaday 3/18/20

If you or one of your family members have mild coronavirus symptoms and have to be quarantined, that will likely affect your income. To get a sickness allowance, a medical certificate on 'form A' is…

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

THL forecasts up to 3,000 coronavirus deaths in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/17/20

The assessment made by THL and the Universities of Turku and Tampere says 20-60% of the population will get coronavirus infection.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Caring for your child at home? This is how it may affect your salary

Ali Abaday 3/17/20

Employers must pay salaries only for 14 days unless employees are able to work remotely.

Coronavirus

Finland in confinement

The Nomad Today 3/17/20

To date, 319 laboratory confirmed cases of coronavirus have been recorded. But official figures are far from describing the reality because Finland only tests people with severe…