COVID-19 pandemic in Finland
The first case of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Finland was confirmed on 29 January 2020, when a Chinese tourist visiting Ivalo from Wuhan tested positive for the virus.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Finland | |
|---|---|
 Confirmed cases per 100,000 inhabitants | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Location | Finland |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Inari |
| Arrival date | 23–28 January 2020 (4 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 4 days ago, or up to 5 days earlier) |
| Confirmed cases | 6,003 |
| Recovered | >4,300 (as of May 12th, before that day was unknown at level at least 300) |
Deaths | 275 |
Background
On 31 December 2019, the Health Commission of Wuhan, Hubei, China, informed the WHO about a large number of acute pneumonia cases with unknown origin in its province.[1] On 9 January 2020, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) reported the identification of the SARS-CoV-2 as the cause.[2]
On 27 January, following the developments of COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China, Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs advised citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to Hubei province.[3] The following day, Finnair announced it would be ending its five weekly routes to Nanjing and Beijing Daxing until the end of March.[4]
Numbers
On 30 January, Finland's health officials said that up to 24 Finnish people may have the virus.[5]
Response
On 16 March, the president declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19.[6] 272 laboratory-confirmed cases caused by COVID-19 had been diagnosed in Finland by 16 March 2020 at 2 pm.[7]
COVID-19 Pandemic In Finland Media
An overview of the progress of the COVID-19 -pandemic in Finland.
Confirmed cases ( ) and deaths ( ) by age group. The height of each bar shows the relative percentage of cases/deaths in the age group and the width of the bar is proportional to the total size of the age group. The absolute numbers have been written on top of the bars.
Finnish military personnel and police force at one of the border checkpoints on regional road 167 in Myrskylä. The picture was taken one day after Parliament voted to close the borders of Uusimaa region.
A Helsinki Metro train carriage completely empty of passengers because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recommendations related to the corona epidemic at the bus stop in Helsinki.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin, alongside other representatives of the Finnish Government, declared a state of emergency in the nation on 16 March 2020.
Following the WHO declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic, Finnish shops temporarily ran out of toilet paper.
- Uusimaa.vaakuna
Coat of arms of Southwest Finland
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References
- ↑ "Pneumonia of unknown cause – China".
- ↑ "Covid-19 - Situazione nel mondo". salute.gov.it (in italiano). Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "Finland issues China travel advisory over coronavirus concerns". Yle News. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Finnair suspends five weekly routes to China due to coronavirus". Yle News. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Up to 24 people in Finland possibly exposed to coronavirus symptom-free". Yle News. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ↑ "Finland closes schools, declares state of emergency over coronavirus". Yle Uutiset. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ↑ "Uusimmat tiedot koronaviruksesta: Hallitus kertoo lisätoimista klo 16 jälkeen, Suomessa 272 varmennettua tartuntaa, sairastuneita todennäköisesti 20–30 kertaa enemmän". Yle Uutiset (in suomi). 17 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-16.