China News Service, March 2 According to Reuters, on March 1, local time, Finland declared a state of emergency in response to the deteriorating new crown epidemic in recent days.
Data map: A medical staff in Finland is working on new crown vaccination.
According to reports, recently, Finland's epidemic situation continued to worsen due to the emergence of a mutated new coronavirus.
In view of this, the authorities decided to declare a state of emergency.
According to the report, with this move, the Finnish government will have the right to close restaurants, further close schools, and restrict the movement of people between regions.
Finnish Prime Minister Marin said at the press conference that day, "The government believes that it is necessary for all of us to reduce contact." Marin also said, "Now everyone may affect the (epidemic) trend in spring and summer."
According to reports, although Finland is one of the countries least affected by the epidemic in Europe, clusters of epidemics have recently occurred in many parts of the country, and the number of confirmed cases has risen rapidly. The cumulative number of confirmed cases has exceeded 58,000 and more than 700 people have died.