COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia
The 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic has been shown to have reached Estonia when the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Tallinn on February 27, 2020 . By March 11, 15 people had been diagnosed with the virus, all of whom had contracted the virus outside the country, mostly in northern Italy . The first cases of locally transmitted infections occurred on March 12; on March 13, the Estonian government declared a state of emergency until May 1, 2020. As a result, all schools and universities were closed and all public gatherings, including sports and cultural events, were banned.
The county Saare is the most affected by the COVID-19 county in Estonia - it has only 2.5% of the population of Estonia, but more than half of all hospitalized patients. The coronavirus was brought there by the Italian volleyball club Power Volley Milano, which took part in the CEV Challenge Cup 2019-20 games, which took place on March 4th and 5th on the island of Saaremaa.
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February 27: Estonia confirmed the first COVID-19 case, an Iranian citizen fell ill on a bus from Riga , Latvia to Tallinn and called an ambulance himself, the 34-year-old man tested positive. He had originally left Iran and flown to Riga from Turkey .
March 3: a second person tested positive; the patient had arrived on February 29th from Bergamo , Italy via Riga Airport . Two other Estonian passengers on the same flight and a returnees from Bergamo who arrived via Tallinn Airport tested positive on March 5.
March 6: Health officials announced five more cases, all of which traveled aboard the same flight from Bergamo, Italy to Riga, Latvia on February 29, bringing the total number of people infected on board the flight to eight and the total number of cases in Estonia increased to ten.
On the same day, the Kristiine Gümnaasium in Tallinn was closed for two weeks after a student who had returned from northern Italy was sent to school by his parents, although he felt uncomfortable after the trip. The student and his family tested positive for COVID-19. All 850 students in the school were ordered to stay at home.
March 10: Three other people were diagnosed with COVID-19. Two of them had returned from northern Italy and one from France.
March 11: The health department confirmed four more cases, including a person from Tallinn who had returned from a risk area and a person in Tartu who had returned from Milan on March 7 . The first two cases in Saaremaa were also confirmed: the patients had had contact with the members of the Power-Volley-Milano team during the games of the CEV Challenge Cup 2019-20, which took place on March 4th and 5th in Saaremaa. On March 9, five Milanese players were diagnosed with a fever before a league game. The managing director of the Saaremaa VK volleyball club was also one of those infected on Saaremaa.
March 12: With 10 new cases, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 27. The new cases confirmed local transmission of the virus.
March 14th: The number of infected people was 115. A total of 853 samples were tested.
March 15: Due to the widespread prevalence of the disease, the criteria for testing have been changed so that only people with more serious symptoms, risk groups, health care workers, and people providing vital services should be tested.
March 25: First coronavirus patient death in Estonia.
statistics
The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia as follows:
Infections
Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Estonia
according to WHO data
New infections in Estonia
according to WHO data
Deaths
Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Estonia
according to WHO data
Confirmed deaths (daily) in Estonia
according to WHO data
Remarks
- ↑ a b c d Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).
State of emergency and other restrictions
On March 13, the Estonian government declared a state of emergency until May 1. All public gatherings were banned, including sporting and cultural events; Schools and universities were closed; border controls were reintroduced, with health checks being carried out at all border crossings and entry points. The sale of passenger tickets for the cruise ferries between Tallinn and Stockholm has been stopped.
Other restrictions have been introduced by the government:
- Establishment of full border controls from March 17th, with only the following people allowed to enter the country: citizens of Estonia, residents of Estonia, their relatives and transport workers who carry out freight transport.
- As of March 14, the western islands of Hiiumaa , Saaremaa, Muhu , Vormsi , Kihnu and Ruhnu were closed to everyone except the islanders.
- The operating ban was extended to recreational and leisure facilities and the immediate closure of sports halls and clubs, gyms, swimming pools, aqua centers, saunas, day-care centers and children's playgrounds was ordered.
On March 24th, the government emergency committee decided that people should be kept at least 2 meters apart in public places and that a maximum of two people should come together in public places.
The Estonian shipping company Tallink decided to discontinue its ferry service on the Tallinn-Stockholm route from March 15th. The Latvian airline airBaltic suspended all flights on March 17th, including those from Tallinn Airport .
Web links
- Health Board: Information about Coronavirus disease COVID-19
- Government of Estonia: Emergency situation
- Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases.
- World of Meters website : real-time data on the corona virus pandemic
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b First Coronavirus case found in Estonia , ERR . Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ↑ a b Eestis on koroonaviirus tuvastatud kümnel inimesel (Estonian) , ERR. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ↑ a b Teisipäevase seisuga on Eestis koroonaviirus tuvastatud 13 inimesel (Estonian) , ERR. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ↑ a b Terviseamet: Eestis on kinnitatud 27 koroonajuhtu ja kohalik levik (Estonian) , ERR. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ↑ a b Estonian government declares state of emergency to fight coronavirus spread , ERR. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Enamik hospitaliseeritud nakatunutest on pärit Saaremaalt" [Most inpatients come from Saaremaa] (in Estonian) ERR, March 20, 2020
- ↑ "Three new cases of coronavirus disease confirmed in Estonia" ERR, March 11, 2020
- ↑ "Täiuslik koroonakolle: kuidas viirus Saaremaa menuüritustelt valla pääses" [Perfect coronavirus hotspot: How did the virus spread at a popular event in Saaremaa?] Eesti Ekspress, March 18, 2020
- ↑ Eestis diagnoositi esimene uue koroonaviiruse juhtum (Estonian) , Postimees. February 27, 2020.
- ↑ Eestis tuvastati teine koroonaviirusega nakatanu (Estonian) , ERR. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ↑ Third coronavirus case confirmed in Estonia , ERR. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ↑ Kahel Bergamost naasnud tallinlasel tuvastati koroonaviirus (Estonian) , ERR. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ↑ Tallinn school closed after confirmed student coronavirus case , ERR. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ Lisandus veel kolm koroonasse nakatunut (Estonian) , ERR. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ↑ 17th person diagnosed with coronavirus in Estonia , ERR. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ↑ volley, febbre al termoscanner: Milano-Padova non si gioca (Italian) , Sky Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ↑ Koroonaviiruse saanud Saaremaa võrkpallimeeskonna juht: loodan, et see olukord laheneb võimalikult kiiresti (Estonian) , Delfi. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ↑ Health Board: Coronavirus cases rise to 115, first patients recovering . Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ↑ Eestis on koroonaviirusesse nakatunud 171 inimest (Estonian) , ERR. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ↑ Information about Coronavirus disease COVID-19 | Government installation profile .
- ↑ a b c d Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation reports; Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed May 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Eesti taastab ajutiselt piirikontrolli kogu riigipiiril (Estonian) , ERR. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ^ Western Estonian islands closed to all but residents , ERR. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ↑ Gyms, spas, pools, saunas ordered to close , ERR. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ↑ Additional measures to the emergency situation , March 24, 2020
- ^ Tallink suspends ferry service on Tallinn-Stockholm route , ERR. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- ↑ Air Baltic peatab teisipäevast kõik lennud (Estonian) , ERR. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
