According to her, the virus is currently spreading in certain areas in Estonia, so specialists are better able to trace it, but the risks are posed by cross-border contacts with Russia, where this type is predominant.
“Residents of the East Viru district are allowed to go shopping on the Russian side of the border, they import petrol from there, they have relatives living there, but often they also take the virus home,” said Herm.
Estonian health experts were initially worried that the Indian strain of the virus would rapidly become dominant in the country, as its share suddenly rose from 7% to 25% in early June, but then slowed to 27% the following week and now stands at 33%. .
“This means that the virus is spreading in the foci in Estonia,” stressed Hermma, adding that it allows “coronavirus detectives” to successfully monitor all infected people, pay them individual attention, identify and address contacts, explaining the need for isolation.
She recalled that in February and March the department had hired more staff to track the spread of the virus, and even now that the number of new infections has fallen sharply, they continue to work with people who have traveled across the border and ensure compliance.
Speaking about football fans who have watched the European Championship finals matches in St. Petersburg, the Deputy Director General of the Department of Health said that the risk of infection for people who received two doses of the vaccine is quite low, although it is higher in Russia than in Estonia.
“On the other hand, unvaccinated people have a very high risk of infection and serious illness, so I would not recommend going to Russia for football matches in Russia,” she added.
It has already been reported that the 14-day cumulative number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 population as of June 30, estimated by the Estonian Department of Health, was 30.9, the infection was detected in another 36 people last day, and the positive test rate was 1.2%.
A total of 557,478 people have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in Estonia, including 435,674 people.
