Updated: 24.5.2022 12:43
Guidelines of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health for the prevention of coronavirus
This page contains decisions, official instructions, guidelines and recommendations issued by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health concerning the coronavirus epidemic. Some of these were based on the Emergency Powers Act while others are based on other legislation, such as the Communicable Diseases Act and the Health Protection Act.
On this page, the instructions and guidelines are grouped under two subheadings according to whether they are in force until further notice or whether they are outdated.
Instructions, guidelines and recommendations in force until further notice:
Outdated and repealed official instructions, guidelines, decisions and recommendations:
Current issues
More than half of people aged 80 or over have received their fourth vaccine dose
Press release
19.5.2022 10.01
Number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospital care declining
Press release
5.5.2022 10.00
Less than half of those aged 80 or over with three vaccinations against COVID-19 have received fourth dose — Particularly older people require hospital care
Press release
21.4.2022 10.01
Number of COVID-19 patients in hospital care remains high
Press release
7.4.2022 10.00