Finland – Reopening schools has not seen an increase in coronavirus case

Norway’s Prime Minister admits shutting classes ‘might not have been necessary’

Finland began reopening its schools on May 14 with social distancing measures in place after coronavirus case numbers and deaths fell significantly from their peak.

Mika Salminen, director of health security at the Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare, revealed on Thursday that she has seen ‘no evidence’ of an uptick in cases. No surge. No spike in cases.

Meanwhile, Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg admitted that closing schools may not have been necessary to slow the pandemic, saying she acted ‘out of fear’

Reflecting on the decision, she said: ‘Was it necessary to close schools? Maybe not. But at the same time, I think it was the right thing to do at the time.

‘Based on the information we had, we took a precautionary strategy.’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8365207/Finland-seen-no-spike-coronavirus-cases-reopening-schools.html

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May 28, 2020 at 05:13PM