Due to the speed of the Omicron strain spread, the rate of Covid testing has doubled and as a result, the Health Board (Terviseamet) and the Ministry of Education and Research are making a proposal to finish doing PCR tests on close contact children and replace them with quick tests. When the government agrees with the plan, the new force will enter into force from Monday.
The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus that has been added to the World Health Organization’s list of worrying strains has been diagnosed in many European countries. The Health Board is set to advise the government on additional measures this week.
The Health Board has said it cannot give a definite number of coronavirus patients admitted to hospital before doctors must start choosing who to treat.