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Finland has seen no spike in coronavirus cases two weeks after schools reopened - while Norway has admitted stopping classes might have been unnecessary.
The Nordic countries have both been easing their lockdowns after successfully flattening the curve of infections, with schools among the first things to reopen.
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However, she cautioned that the time since the reopening 'has been short' and more evidence is needed to be conclusive.
Finland has confirmed 6,743 cases of the virus and 313 deaths.
According to the new numbers released on Friday, there are 6,941 confirmed coronavirus infections in Finland.
The number of infections has grown by 30 since our last update Thursday, when the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL reported zero new infections.
So far, 322 people have died to the virus.
...snipCoronavirus latest: No deaths since Thursday, govt eases restrictions on public events and foreign travel, plans shipping bailout
- 7,087 lab-confirmed infections as of Saturday (13.6), up by 14 since Friday
- 325 deaths due to Covid-19 complications as of Saturday (unchanged since Thursday)
- 26 people in hospital on Saturday (up by 3), with two of those in ICU (down by one)
- 6,200 of 7,000-odd Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease
- Curbs eased on large public events, travel to Baltics, most Nordic countries
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- 7,142 lab-confirmed infections as of Saturday 20.6.
- 326 deaths linked to coronavirus as of Thursday, next update on deaths expected on Monday 22.6
- 26 people in hospital on Thursday, two in intensive care (unchanged)
- At least 6,200 people, or about 85% of confirmed Covid-19 patients, have recovered
- Government to extend entrepreneur benefit scheme
According to the new numbers released Wednesday, there are 7,167 confirmed coronavirus infections in Finland.
The death toll has increased by one: 327.
Now the estimated basic reproduction number is 0.40–0.75. The number is slightly lower than the previous week. This means that the coronavirus epidemic continues to slow down in Finland.
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The current COVID-19 numbers in Finland are 7191 cases, including 328 deaths.
11.7 17:23 Dozen more cases, five deaths in past month
Twelve new coronavirus infections have been confirmed in Finland, the national health agency THL said on Saturday. That brings the official total of lab-confirmed cases to 7,291, although the actual number is likely to be many times higher.
As of Friday, there were six patients in hospital, but none of them in intensive care. THL will update the numbers of patients in hospital and any possible deaths on Monday.
There has only been one death in the past two weeks. That occurred on July 3, bringing the total to 329. Prior to that, there were single fatalities on June 11, 14, 22 and 26, for a total of five the past month. In comparison, an average of 16 people died in traffic accidents during each of the first five months of this year.