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Wednesday November 25, 2020

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Published: 13:46 pm,Wednesday 25 November 2020

4 more deaths, 716 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 2 days

The coronavirus death toll in Finland increased to 388, as four more patients – three in Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) and one in the Pohjois-Savo Hospital District (KYS)-died in the last two days since Monday afternoon, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the

Published: 01:38 am,Wednesday 25 November 2020

Coronavirus stays preserved in frozen wastewater

The storage life of coronavirus RNA, i.e., its genome, in wastewater was assessed in a study of the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) which examined samples kept at different temperatures. The prevalence of the virus in wastewater samples was measured based on the number of RNA copies,

Published: 13:32 pm,Monday 23 November 2020

9 more deaths, 1189 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 3 days

The coronavirus death toll in Finland increased to 384, as nine more patients died at different hospitals in the country in the last three days since Friday afternoon, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Monday. Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country

Published: 00:44 am,Saturday 21 November 2020

Helsinki faces shortage of influenza vaccines

Influenza vaccines are running out also in Helsinki. New vaccination times cannot be booked to the centralised vaccination points or health stations, for now, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on Friday. The additional vaccination week (30/11–4/12) that was informed about earlier will also be cancelled. There

Published: 13:36 pm,Friday 20 November 2020

1 more death, 812 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 2 days

The number of coronavirus deaths in Finland increased to 375, as one more patient died in in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS) in the last two days since Wednesday afternoon, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Friday. Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in

Published: 17:37 pm,Thursday 19 November 2020

Coronavirus infection rate on the rise

The number and incidence of new coronavirus cases are increasing in Finland, said the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in a press release on Thursday. Last week, the majority of the new cases were reported in the Hospital District

Published: 02:01 am,Thursday 19 November 2020

Causal variants in 3 new diseases found in dogs genes

A new study found causal variants in three new disease genes in dogs, said a press release of the University of Helsinki referring to the study. Based on the results of the study, novel genetic tests for diagnostics were developed. The findings have implications also to human medicine with

Published: 14:22 pm,Wednesday 18 November 2020

3 more deaths, 516 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 2 days

The number of coronavirus deaths in Finland increased to 374, as three more patients- one in Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) and two in Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Hospital District (OYS)- died in the last two days since Monday afternoon, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the

Published: 13:38 pm,Monday 16 November 2020

2 more deaths, 561 new coronavirus infections diagnosed in 3 days

The number of coronavirus deaths in Finland increased to 371, as two more patients died in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) in the last three days since Friday afternoon, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Monday. Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus infections in the

Published: 01:18 am,Saturday 14 November 2020

Govt proposes new vaccine research company

The government is proposing corporatisation of the commercial vaccine research services of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The plan is to merge the Vaccine Research Centre of Tampere University with the new vaccine research company with the view to strengthen clinical vaccine research expertise in Finland,

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