Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group
The Cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa, the National Institute of Health and Welfare, the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, and the Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland established a regional Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group on 10 September 2020. In line with a regional operating model devised by Finland’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the group aims to strengthen the formation of a common situational assessment and to coordinate and prepare local and regional measures.
The group consists of top management from each member organisation and is responsible for the preparation and coordination of decision-making based on a shared assessment of the situation. Each member makes decisions independently, within its own sphere of authority. The group further intensifies the close metropolitan area collaboration that has continued throughout the coronavirus crisis. The City of Helsinki is responsible for organising the group’s operations.
The group convenes on thursdays. Briefings on new decisions will be held after the meeting or on friday morning.
Members of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group
News
15.01.2021 Coronavirus coordination group safeguards matriculation examination preparations, maintains suspension of children's recreational activities
05.01.2021 Coronavirus coordination group decides to extend current restrictions and recommendations in its operating area
2020
18.12.2020 Coronavirus coordination group urges adherence to recommendations and restrictions during holidays
11.12.2220 Coronavirus coordination group extends recommendations and restrictions in metropolitan area
27.11.20 New restrictions and recommendations set by the metropolitan area’s coronavirus coordination group
13.11.20 Metropolitan area prepared for possible surge in epidemic
09.11.20 Face mask usage recommended for the staff of comprehensive schools in the Metropolitan Area
14.10.20 Metropolitan area group proposes binding mask use order, expands recommendation to workplaces
06.10.20 Helsinki Metropolitan Area adopts new ways to curb the spread of the coronavirus
29.09.20 Cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa recommend wearing masks when using municipal services
29.09.20 Mask recommendation expands to upper secondary schools in the capital city area
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