Nationwide COVID-19 restrictions to be eased — biggest changes in areas in acceleration phase
On 10 May 2021, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health made the decision to discontinue the nationwide tiers of COVID-19 prevention measures. Going forward, COVID-19 prevention in Finland will focus on regional restrictions and recommendations.
Live recording of the press conference on 10th April | YouTube
COVID-19 situation improving in Finland with no increase in number of people requiring hospital care
The number of new COVID-19 cases continued to decline between 26 April and 2 May although the rate of decline slowed down slightly. The regional differences in the development of the epidemic have also evened out to some extent. The number of people getting tested is commendably high. It is expected that the need for hospital care will decrease slowly.