A total of 100 mutated coronavirus cases have been detected in Finland,
Taneli Puumalainen, chief physician at the Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) cofirmed at a joint press conference on Tuesday.
However, Puumalainen noted that cases of the coronavirus variants do not appear to be spreading uncontrollably in the country and that transmission chains had been traced to their origins. He said compared to the rest of Europe, Finland has good chances of tracking down the mutated strains.
Puumalainen made the comments alongside
Liisa-Maria Voipio-Pulkki, the Ministry for Social Affairs and Health strategy director at Tuesday's press conference, offering an update on the coronavirus situation and the government's hybrid strategy in fighting the epidemic.