Finnish board members urged to avoid contact due to coronavirus infection
FINNISH GOVERNMENT has taken precautions due to the Foreign Minister’s coronavirus infection Pekka Haavisto (Green).
the Treasury minister Annika Saarikko (Center) will be replaced, for example, at the meetings of the Eurogroup and the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday; Maria Kaisa Lobby, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Finance according to a tweet sent by the Ministry of Finance.
Haavisto was tested for the virus while waiting for a commute on Saturday. A government spokesman said at the time that the minister had no symptoms and was working from home for the time being.
The source of the infection is still unknown.
The government security chief has advised other ministers and certain officials as a precaution to avoid contact with others for the time being, the spokesman said. They have also been instructed to test the virus before resuming their duties in person.
The guidelines will bring some changes to the schedules of some ministers in the coming days.
prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) tweeted on Sunday that he has a negative test after Haavisto was infected. He also said he would go for the virus for the second time on Monday.
Aleksi Teivainen – HT