The second Covid wave is now official in Finland. The government is planning new mask recommendations and restricting travel.

Bars and restaurants will also face new restrictions. They're saying that they won't close down everything like they did in the spring, but if there is scientific evidence that bars contribute to the spreading of Covid, there will be restrictions.

Most likely this will mean limits on the number of people that can be admitted inside.

Didn't you learn anything from Sweden?

They didn't shut their economy down and it's doing great while every country that did have a lockdown is now going bankrupt. Sure, more people died in Sweden, but it wasn't that bad considering that it saved their economy.

So, economy and money is everything?

Are you for real or just playing an Ugly American?

No I'm sure hes being honest, fact of the matter here is that in the USA, money comes before people. Many believe that the entire world murdered thousands of its citizens to make Trump look bad, insane.

Finland is in the acceleration phase of the current stage of the coronavirus epidemic and mask recommendations should be observed nationwide, public health officials said on Thursday.

Speaking during a weekly briefing on the state of the epidemic in Finland, Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare's (THL) infectious diseases head Taneli Puumalainen said that officials recorded 111 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the overall total to 10,103.

As a result, recommendations on mask use have been extended to cover the entire country, Puumalainen said. Face masks should be used in public transport, at upper secondary and vocational schools and at universities. In addition, they should also be worn in public indoor spaces and at public events where close contact cannot be avoided.

Puumalainen stressed that masks should be used during all indoor events where distancing is not possible. He said that the aim of mask usage was to avoid a total shutdown of society. However he noted that while masks alone would not curb the spread of the virus, they are beneficial.
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The Finnish social distance even when there is no epidemic:)