Estonia COVID-19 - 2,343 cases, 64 deaths

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Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/intern...le30931769.ece

Estonia reports first COVID-19 case
PTI
Tallinn (Estonia):, February 27, 2020 17:14 IST
Updated: February 27, 2020 17:55 IST

Local media said the man arrived in Tallinn by bus from the Latvian capital Riga.

Estonia reported its first COVID-19 case on Thursday, a day after the man returned to the Baltic nation of just 1.3 million people from his homeland Iran.

“The person, a permanent resident of Estonia who is not a citizen, arrived in Estonia on Wednesday evening,” Social Affairs Minister Tanel Kiik told public broadcaster ERR. He said the Iranian citizen is currently hospitalised...

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https://news.err.ee/1059950/third-coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-estonia

The third COVID-19 coronavirus case has been confirmed in Estonia, the Health Board (Terviseamet) says.

The individual is a resident of Tallinn who had been on the same flight from Bergamo, Italy, to Riga, Latvia, on Saturday, as the second confirmed case.

The victim had traveled from Riga by private car to Tallinn, and had experienced fever symptoms. They had also reportedly complained of bone and joint pain.

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https://bnn-news.com/estonia-confirms-new-coronavirus-cases-reaching-five-in-total-211150

Estonian health authorities have confirmed a total of ten cases of the coronavirus-caused disease COVID-19 in the Baltic country. Several persons tested positive this week have taken a flight from northern Italy to Riga last weekend, ERR reports.

The flight left Bergamo, northern Italy destined for Riga, Latvia on Saturday, February 29.

In two of the newer cases, a middle-aged person has experienced fever symptoms and difficulty breathing. The second individual is in his twenties, and also showed symptoms, ERR reported.

The Estonian Health Board is contacting and testing other persons, who have been in contact with infected ones. In Tallinn and Tartu, two special ambulance teams are ready to carry out tests in suspected COVID-19 cases at people’s homes, ERR reports.

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https://news.err.ee/1062618/17th-person-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-in-estonia

A fourth person was diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in Estonia to 17, the Health Board said. The fourth person is from Tartu.

On Wednesday evening the Health Board announced two people from Saaremaa and one person from Tallinn had tested positive for the disease.

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https://news.err.ee/1063439/social-affairs-minister-41-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-in-estonia

A total of 41 people have been confirmed to have the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Estonia, social affairs minister Tanel Kiik (Center) said Friday morning.

On Thursday, the Health Board's laboratory identified 24 positive coronavirus tests. When broken down by region, 21 were from Harju County, there were 16 cases in Saaremaa and 4 in Tartu County. In total 120 analyzes were performed.

A total of 584 samples have been tested since January.

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Source: https://news.err.ee/1063959/109-case...med-in-estonia

109 cases of coronavirus disease confirmed in Estonia
ERR
today at 05.10

Health Board infections laboratory, where coronavirus tests are conducted.
Health Board infections laboratory, where coronavirus tests are conducted. Source: Government Office.

68 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were identified in Estonia on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Estonia to 109.

Lab testing confirmed 68 new infections on Friday...

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https://news.err.ee/1064173/estonia-to-close-borders-to-foreign-nationals-from-march-17

Border controls will be reintroduced from Tuesday, March 17 and foreign travelers will not be allowed to enter Estonia in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the government decided on Saturday. Anyone entering the country from March 17 must spend two weeks self-quarantining.
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An emergency situation was declared on Thursday, March 12 to contain the spread of coronavirus. As of Saturday, March 14 a total of 115 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Estonia.

Latvia will close its international borders to all organized passenger traffic on land, sea and air on Tuesday, March 17. It will still be possible to travel within the European Union on a private basis (e.g. in a private car), as the right to free movement is enshrined in EU law, Latvia's national broadcaster LSM reported (link in English).

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https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/new...border-points/
So far 205 Coronavirus cases have been detected in Estonia, with no deaths.

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https://www.newsday24.com/south-kore...irus-measures/

Estonia had reported 225 virus patients as of Tuesday morning, according to the World Health Organization.

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https://news.err.ee/1065520/number-o...a-rises-to-258

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases diagnosed in Estonia has risen to 258, up from 225 on Tuesday, the Health Board (Terviseamet) says.

Most patients exhibit mild symptoms, with Harju County and the island of Saaremaa remaining the most affected regions.

Three people were in hospital with the virus as of Wednesday morning, two lighter cases and on more complicated.

Since January 31, there have been 2,020 samples tested for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus which causes COVID-19.

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https://news.err.ee/1066762/number-o...a-rises-to-283

As of the morning of March 20, a total of 283 COVID-19 coronavirus cases have been identified in Estonia, an increase of 16 on Thursday's number. Ten people are currently hospitalized with the virus

Most patients with coronavirus have presented with mild symptoms and none of the hospitalized patients currently require intensive care.

A total of 2,504 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Estonia since January 31.

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https://news.err.ee/1067100/number-o...a-rises-to-306

A total of 306 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 coronavirus in Estonia as of Saturday. Fifty of these are aged 60 or older, ERR's online news in Estonian reports.

Three hundred and eight tests were conducted overnight from Friday, of which 23 proved positive. Most of the cases exhibited mild symptoms, and 15 people are currently hospitalized, none of them in intesive care, the Health Board says.

A total of 2,812 coronavirus tests have been carried out in Estonia since January 31. Testing is primarily for people with potential symptoms and medical indications, including the elderly and those with chronic underlying illnesses.

The need for testing is decided by a family doctor, who will direct the patient to giving samples. These doctors are in turn given guidance, but the final decision is always the decision of the family doctor, being familiar with the patient and taking into account their symptoms, general health, and any co-morbidities.

In addition, non-symptomatic health and care workers are being tested at random to prevent the spread of the virus to health and care facilities and to police, rescue services and other coronavirus prevention personnel who may be at risk due to their work.

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https://news.err.ee/1067306/326-peop...rus-in-estonia

By Sunday morning, 326 people were confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus in Estonia, with a total of 3,229 tests administered. The past 24 hours saw results from 417 tests, up 109 from the day before.

Saturday brought another 20 confirmed cases – nine in Harju County, four each in Tartu and V?ru and two in Saaremaa. One new patient lacks a personal identification number, the Health Board reports.

The situation remains unchanged in terms of the disease manifesting in different age groups, with people under 20 making up 6 percent of those infected and those belonging to the 60+ age group 17 percent.

Fourteen people are being treated in hospitals, with two in intensive care.

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https://news.err.ee/1067998/health-b...es-rise-to-369

On Tuesday morning, the total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Estonia rose to 369. The Estonian Medical Association is now calling for non-essential shops and dentists to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

A total of 4,041 tests have been performed in Estonia, 317 tests were performed yesterday, the Health Board said.

Five of the 17 positive results came from Harju County, five from V?ru, four from Saaremaa, one from Tartu, one from Viljandi and one lacking a personal identification code.

There is no significant rise in diagnosis in any age group.

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https://www.terviseamet.ee/en

Information about Coronavirus disease COVID-19


Official information about coronavirus COVID-19 (previously known as 2019-nCoV) in Estonia can be found on the website of the Health Board. The Health Board does not recommend traveling to the areas virus outbreak because of the risk of community-based transmission of COVID-19. The outbreak of novel coronavirus originated in the city of Wuhan, China, on December 31st, 2019.

As of today, there are 538 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Estonia.