Finland, Which Reopened Schools as COVID-19 Spread Slowed, Reports Cases and Dozens in Self-Quarantine

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] As the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) slows down, dozens of students at some schools in Finland, which recently started the new semester, have entered self-quarantine after confirmed infections.

On the 20th (local time), according to local media including Finnish broadcasts, a staff member at a school in Sipoo, a city in the Uusimaa region of the metropolitan area, tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, 13 students at the school entered self-quarantine the previous day as a precautionary measure.

On the same day, another school confirmed that a student was infected with COVID-19. Consequently, fewer than 20 students and several teachers were quarantined.

Also in the Uusimaa region, at a school in M?nts?l?, a staff member was infected with COVID-19, leading to the quarantine of 11 students.

Earlier, on the 17th, news came that a student at a school in Porvoo, located 50 km east of the capital Helsinki, was infected with COVID-19, causing 17 students and 4 teachers to enter self-quarantine. As a result, about 140 out of 540 students at the school did not attend school on Monday, the 18th.

On the 18th, reports also emerged that infections occurred at two elementary schools in Helsinki, leading to self-quarantine for about 10 students and several staff members.

According to the real-time international statistics site Worldometer, as of the 20th, Finland has a cumulative total of 6,399 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 301 deaths.

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