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COVID-19 roundup: schools to reopen in Finland; two weeks of self-isolation in Yakutia, Russia

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Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 13:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 18:07
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Finland has given the green light to reopening schools, saying in-person teaching can resume as early as May 14. With

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COVID-19 roundup: business support extended in Iceland as well as states of emergency in NWT

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Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 17:04 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 17:14
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With mass layoffs and mass insolvencies across Iceland amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has announced extended part-time unemployment benefits

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COVID-19 roundup: 2 new cases in Nunavik; schools re-open in Norway

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Posted: Monday, April 27, 2020 at 16:45 — Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2020 at 17:02
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Nunavik regional health board reported two new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing total confirmed cases in the Inuit region of

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Canada Society Society (Canada) 

COVID-19 roundup: Sweden underestimated number of deaths; more cases across the Russian Arctic

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Posted: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 18:24 — Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2020 at 11:05
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A report by Radio Sweden found that the Swedish Public Health Agency underestimated the number of deaths due to COVID-19

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Nordic COVID-19 lockdowns will have same end results as Sweden, says former state epidemiologist

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 10:33
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Sweden has opted for relatively liberal policies to fight the coronavirus pandemic. One former state epidemiologist, Professor Johan Giesecke has

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COVID-19 roundup: Finnish PM in isolation; more financial support to Greenland companies

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Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 17:06 — Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 10:28
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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin is self-isolating after a worker at the prime minister’s residence had contact with a person

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COVID-19 roundup: self-isolation for visitors in Iceland; reopening of businesses in Alaska

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Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 17:47
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Starting Friday, Iceland will introduce temporary Schengen border controls and will also require anyone arriving in the country to observe

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

In protecting the elderly, should Sweden follow Norway’s lead?

Nathalie Rothschild, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 16:29
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The Public Health Agency has described the situation at Sweden’s nursing homes, where a third of all Covid-19 deaths have

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First Covid-19 death reported in southwestern Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2020 at 15:19
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The first Covid-19-related death has been reported in the Länsi-Pohja healthcare district in southwestern Lapland. The number of cases is

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Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Why Sweden can’t declare a state of emergency over COVID-19

Loukas Christodoulou, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:29 — Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2020 at 10:34
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Sweden cannot legally declare a full state of emergency to deal with corona, says an expert in constitutional law –

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

How different is Sweden’s coronavirus strategy to its Scandinavian neighbours?

Lee Roden, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 16:05 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 16:15
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With its refusal to resort to strict lockdowns, Sweden is seen an outlier among the Scandinavian countries for its softer coronavirus strategy.

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Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedish company LKAB targets emission-free iron ore mining around 2030

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 6, 2020 at 12:21
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Europe’s largest iron ore producer aims at replacing all diesel-powered mining machines with electric ones at the underground mines in

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Why are Sweden’s politicians taking a different tack for coronavirus?

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 11:35
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While some countries have opted for emergency laws, lock-downs and other strict measures, Sweden is so far sticking to its

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Norway Society Society (Norway) 

Scandinavian airlines cancel thousands of flights and lay off most of their employees

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 16, 2020 at 17:09
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Demand for air travel is essentially non-existent due to the coronavirus outbreak and airlines like SAS, Norwegian and Widerøe have

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedish Public Health Agency says border closures ‘won’t work’ against coronavirus spread

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, March 16, 2020 at 11:09
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Sweden’s chief epidemiologist at the public health agency, and who is leading the work against the corona virus says closing

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