Last week, the number of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosed in Estonia was 35 - a fall of more than 50 percent compared with the week before. Cases have declined in Tartu and testing has increased.
Category: Estonia
ERR News: Coronavirus round-up – August 3-9
Last week, the number of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosed in Estonia was 78, compared with 46 the week before and the highest weekly figure since late April. The majority of cases were in Tartu.
ERR News: Gallery – Final day of Tartu ‘Car-free’ avenue
On Sunday, the city of Tartu said their goodbyes to the "Car-free" avenue set up on Vabaduse puiestee, which closed off one of the main streets of the city to vehicles for a month.
ERR News: Coronavirus round-up – July 27-August 2
Last week, the number of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosed in Estonia was 46 compared to 13 the week before. The majority of the cases were linked to an outbreak in Tartu.
ERR News: Feature | First Estonian nominated for British LGBT leadership award
Ian Gustav Ahlberg is the first Estonian to be nominated for a British LGBT Award, and has been recognised for his leadership skills promoting the voices of the Financial Times' LGBTQ+ community. ERR News caught up with Ahlberg last month, to discuss his life, work, and the differences between LGBTQ+ rights in the U.K. and Estonia.
ERR News: Criminals have become e-residents, better background checks needed
It is difficult to carry out background checks on e-Residency applicants and digital IDs have been issued to criminals and people with business bans, an analysis carried out by the National Audit Office into the effectiveness of the e-Residency program shows.
ERR News: Coronavirus round-up – July 20-26
Last week, the number of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosed in Estonia was 13 compared to seven the week before.
ERR News: Coronavirus round-up – July 13-19
Last week, the number of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosed in Estonia was seven compared to 21 the week before.
ERR News: Tartu’s ‘Car-Free Avenue’ sees 18,000 visits in first two weeks
Approximately 18,000 people - locals and tourists - have visited Tartu's "Car-Free Avenue" since it launched at the start of July. No problems have occurred despite last week's wet weather.
ERR News: Coronavirus round-up – July 6-12
Last week, the number of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosed in Estonia was 21 compared to seven the week before.