A Polish citizen has been detained near the Polish border in Lithuania’s southern Lazdijai district near, attempting to take illegal migrants out of the country, the State Border Guard Service said. Lithuanian border guards stopped a passenger car for checks, driven by the Polish citizen. A passenger was also aContinue Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has already peaked in Lithuania, Health Minister Arunas Dulkys says. “Today, we can truly say, based on the figures, that we have already peaked,” he told reporters on Monday, citing the general COVID-19 statistics. “Despite the fact that the general hospitalization figures continue to growth or theContinue Reading
Compared to the pre-pandemic period, Estonians’ satisfaction with their quality of life has fallen from 73 percent to 65 percent, which is the smallest decrease in the Baltics, a news survey by EY consultants shows. The decline was steeper in Latvia from 73 percent to 60 percent, and from 71Continue Reading
The coalition Center Party wants to lift coronavirus certificate restrictions from February 7 as it no longer serves its purpose. Additionally, the party wants to relax all restrictions, including mass PCR testing. The party, which created the restrictions currently in place alongside the Reform Party, released a statement on Sunday.Continue Reading
Puolustusvoimien mukaan eristyksiin ja karanteeneihin soveltuvia tiloja löytyy joukko-osastoissa vain rajoitetusti. Esimerkiksi Porin prikaatissa tilanne on kuitenkin hyvä. Korona on iskenyt varusmiesten arkeen entistä rajummin, sillä tartuntamäärät ovat nousussa myös Puolustusvoimissa. Samaan aikaan anonyymin keskustelusovelluksen Jodelin intti-kanavalla käy keskustelu kuumana varusmiesten epäoikeudenmukaisesta kohtelusta karanteenissa ja muutenkin korona-aikana. Vastaavanlaista keskustelua onContinue Reading
The Swedish government has announced new epidemiological restrictions on Monday that will come into force later this week as the Nordic country has registered record levels of new cases of Covid-19 infection. «It is undoubtedly the case that the situation has deteriorated. The spread of infection in Sweden is atContinue Reading
Finland is facing a severe shortage of healthcare professionals over the coming decade, experts warn. Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland are struggling to fill nursing courses, despite the fact that the country is facing a well-documented shortage of healthcare professionals. “When you think about the current image of nursing,Continue Reading
Norway on Monday announced new Covid curbs less than a week after tightening restrictions amid the spread of the Omicron variant and soaring case numbers and hospital admissions. The move came after Norway’s health authority warned the country could record between 90,000 and 300,000 daily coronavirus cases and up toContinue Reading
Norway will ban the serving of alcohol in bars and restaurants, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said, as part of new COVID-19 restrictions intended to stem the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. There’s “no doubt the new variant changes the rules,” Gahr Støre told a news conference Monday, announcing theContinue Reading
Helsinki Police Department faced its biggest operation of the year as four different demonstrations or processions passed through the city centre on Independence Day. The first protest of the day was organised by far right group Suomi herää (or ‘Finland Awakes’) and departed from the Aleksis Kivi statue at 3pm,Continue Reading