Finland extends coronavirus restrictions by one month -PM


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  • Tuesday, 31 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO: Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin arrives for the second day of the European Union leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland will extend its earlier measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak by one month until May 13 from April 13, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Monday.

In the past weeks, Finland has closed roads from Helsinki to the rest of the country, restricted traffic across its borders, banned public meetings of more than 10 people, closed schools for most pupils and urged people to stay at home as much as possible. [nL8N2B97FK][nL8N2BA6LZ][L8N2BK8NG]

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