Finland cancels public meetings after 50 Covid-19 cases in a day
The country says some 35% of Finns could fall ill ‘and that is what we are prepared for’
12 March 2020 - 16:16
Helsinki — Finland is recommending cancelling public meetings of more than 500 people until the end of May due to the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday, as the government prepares for the possibility of a third of Finns becoming ill.
Under Finnish legislation, Marin said the government is not able to ban all public meetings unless emergency powers are activated, meaning local authorities are in change of enforcing the recommendation...
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