Finland eases curbs on cross-border travel, public events
Government said on Thursday that it would ease restrictions on cross-border travel imposed to slow the spread of novel coronavirus.
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Sweden
Sweden to lift domestic travel restrictions in mid-June
People without Covid-19 symptoms will be allowed to travel within Sweden from June 13th, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announced on
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Sweden’s top epidemiologist admits he got COVID-19 strategy wrong
Sweden should have put more measures in place to fight the spread of the coronavirus from an early stage, state
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Swedish protest over George Floyd’s death to take place online due to pandemic
Demonstrations have spread across the globe following the death of a black man in the United States after a white
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Sweden seen as major source of COVID-19 in Western Finland region
Vaasa Central Hospital’s infectious diseases chief physician Juha Salonen told Svenska Yle that people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Finland’s western region
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Covid-19 deaths top 4,000 but overall situation in Sweden ‘getting better’
Sweden on Monday saw its Covid-19 death toll pass 4,000, but State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said that the overall situation in
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COVID-19 Roundup: Phase 1 of Greenland’s reopening on June 15; Finland believes in a greener recovery
Phase 1 of Greenland’s reopening strategy will start on June 15, the government said in a Monday news conference, accompanied
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Nordics concerned over COVID-19 spread in Sweden
Norway and Finland are looking at opening their borders for the tourist season and are said to be considering retaining
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COVID-19 Roundup: Sweden discusses virus’ impact on the military; Norway’s COVID reproduction rate falls to 0.61
COVID-19 and its effect on the military dominated discussions at the Northern Group meeting of defence ministers this week, said
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COVID-19 Roundup: $75-million for Canada’s Indigenous people ; Russia’s Yakutian parents should do a better job of self-isolating children
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $75-million in new funding on Thursday that will go to organizations that serve First
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COVID-19 Roundup: New case in Russia’s Nenets region ; Alaska’s businesses reopen at 100 per cent capacity
Nenets Autonomous Okrug: This region of northern Russia recorded an additional case of COVID-19 on Wednesday bringing total confirmed cases
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COVID-19 roundup: Norway extends its leisure travel ban; Yukon will reopen in 3 phases
Norway has extended its leisure travel ban, implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, until August 20, but said it
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COVID-19 roundup: Finns not too mentally affected by pandemic; Svalbard open to tourists
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a smaller impact on the psychological health of the population than expected, according to findings
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COVID-19 roundup: pleasure boats banned in Arctic Canada; travel advice in Finland, Sweden
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has banned pleasure boats from operating in Canada’s Arctic as of June 1 in order
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COVID-19 roundup: travel permitted on the Alaska ferry and road network
Alaska lifted more travel restrictions on Tuesday, permitting travel between communities on the road system or by the ferry system
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