The government on Thursday supported proposals by Minister of Health and Labor Tanel Kiik (Center) for the creation of a comprehensive vaccine insurance system to cover all vaccines used in Estonia that is set to be sent to the parliament attached to the patient insurance system bill before the year is out.
The government is debating the implementation and lifting of coronavirus restrictions in light of the new coronavirus strain, Omicron. Previously, it was said some rules would be lifted when the infection rate falls.
In relation to the worldwide spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the government cabinet decided on Tuesday to impose a testing requirement on eight Southern African countries, along with Egypt and Turkey.
Estonia is increasing its coronavirus testing capacity after the discovery of new strain Omicron last week, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication said on Sunday.