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Coronavirus infections in the armed forces rose considerably during February.
Around two-thirds of coronavirus infections have been among conscripts.
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Coronavirus infections in the Finnish armed forces have risen considerably during February. At the moment, there are just over 70 infected, and at least ten times as many have been exposed to the virus. The trend is alarming, said
Jaana Kuoppala, an epidemiologist with the military.
The Finnish Defence Forces has over 12,000 employees, and roughly 20,000 people perform military service each year.
At the end of September last year, only fifteen cases had been identified in the Defence Forces, with an overall total of less than 400 cases of coronavirus recorded throughout the pandemic. Around one-third of the infections have been diagnosed among staff, and two-thirds of infections have been among conscripts.
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