Finland entering ‘second stage’ of pandemic

By AFP
August 07, 2020

HELSINKI: The spread of the novel coronavirus is accelerating in Finland, health officials warned on Thursday, as the country introduced new controls on arrivals from some EU countries.

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Belgium, the Netherlands and Andorra were removed from Finland’s green travel list, putting a stop to tourists arriving from those countries and imposing a 14-day quarantine on other returnees. Further containment measures within Finland would be unveiled next week, officials said.

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