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cord-300378-m7p3d3k1	Tiirinki, Hanna	COVID-19 pandemic in Finland – preliminary analysis on health system response and economic consequences	2020-08-27		.txt	text/plain	7870	453	53	This paper provides an overview of Finland's healthcare system, COVID-19 trends, policy interventions, health response data and the economic and financial impact of the pandemic. When COVID-19 was listed as a generally hazardous communicable disease by the Government Decree in February, the authorities were given special powers as included in the Communicable Diseases Act. Under the Emergency Powers Act municipalities and hospital districts could also deviate from the time limits for non-urgent healthcare, except for the assessment of the need for care. (1) In mid-August 2020, after new increase in the COVID-19 incidence, THL released a firmer recommendation on the use of face mask in public transport as well as in cases with suspicion on the infection, such returning to Finland from high incidence country. The approach has come to a test in early August 2020 when, after the lifting of the restrictions, the reported numbers of diagnosed COVID-19 infections have started to increase indicating the possible start of the second wave of pandemic in Finland.	./cache/cord-300378-m7p3d3k1.txt	./txt/cord-300378-m7p3d3k1.txt