Tag: Finland
Finland: more than 200 Euro football supporters travelled back from St Petersburg with coronavirus – probably Delta
“There are more than 200 coronavirus cases traceable to St. More...
Finland: Healthcare worker PPE guidance upated following Delta variant outbreak in hospitals
Finland’s PPE guidance for healthcare workers (HCW) has been updated following the Kanta-Häme hospital Delta variant outbreak. More...
Finland: 80% vaccine breakthrough in hospital with B16172 Delta coronavirus variant – PPE no longer effective – UPDATED
In Kanta-Häme hospital epidemic, about 80% of those infected with corona have received at least the first dose of vaccine. More...
FIN-796H coronavirus variant is NOT unique to Finland – has also been found in Nigeria and the UK
The Finnish coronavirus variant FIN-796H, discovered in February, is not unique to Finland, it has also been found in other parts of the world. More...
Finland: coronavirus variant resembling B.1.351 (South Africa) found in the Turku infection cluster
The virus variant of South Africa has been confirmed as the cause of the coronavirus infections among students in Turku, Finland. More...
Finland suspends AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations after two more suspected cases of blood clots
Two suspected blood clots after vaccination in Finland – the use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine is temporarily suspended
The Finnish authorities have decided to take a break from vaccinations with AstraZeneca’s corona vaccine – just in case. More...
Finland: The number of coronavirus infections in children under the age of 10 is growing rapidly
In Finland, the increase in the number of new cases of corona has been about 250 per cent among children under the age of 10, when comparing the situation in the last four weeks (weeks 7–10) with the four weeks in November last year. More...
Finland: Had two coronavirus vaccine doses but was still infected with the South African variant
A South African variant of the virus has been detected in sequencing from one previously reported chain of infection in the Essote area of Finland. More...
Finland Prime Minster Sanna Marin on coronavirus: “It may be we’ll be in this situation for years to come”
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marinin is concerned about possible new variants of the coronavirus that may be resistant to vaccines. More...
Finland: Around 200 people infected with coronavirus despite being vaccinated
According to the Finnish National Infectious Diseases Register, approximately 200 people in the country have contracted the COVID-19 virus after being vaccinated. More...