HELSINKI, Jan 13 — Finland’s health authorities cut the recommended quarantine period for Covid-19 patients by up to half today, as the prime minister faced criticism for stepping back from virus policy as infections hit record levels.
The change was in response to testing services becoming overwhelmed in many places, with home-testing kits also widely selling out due to the surging infections. The change comes after Prime Minister Sanna Marin came under fire for announcing late last week that she was stepping back from coronavirus policy, delegating decision-making to a group of ministers headed by Health Minister Krista Kiuru.On Tuesday, the prime minister’s move drew criticism from her principal coalition partner, Finance Minister Annika Saarikko.
The Nordic nation of 5.5 million has maintained some of the EU’s lowest incidence rates throughout the pandemic. But infections have surged by 105,000 over the last fortnight, nearly a third of its 360,000 total cases recorded since the start of the pandemic.
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