ETV's weekly news show "Aktuaalne kaamera. Nädal" (AK) took a deeper look into why Pärnu and Valga counties have low rates of vaccination and why their citizens do not want to get vaccinated against coronavirus.
The Supreme Court of Estonia has ruled that wind-farm developing is of significant public interest, and that arguments that existing activities in an area planned for a renewable energy site, such as peat-cutting, do not mean that a wind-farm project should be off the table.
A man has drowned in Pärnu County after a boat capsized, the Rescue Board (Päästeamet) says. First responders say the victim, along with two other men, were not wearing life-jackets at the time of the accident.
Several schools in Pärnu County have made the switch to remote learning following coronavirus outbreaks among both pupils and staff. The region s Health Board (Terviseamet) director said that the return to school could, with hindsight, have been put back a week, amid rising COVID-19 rates in the county.
Sütevaka High School of Humanities in Pärnu city switched to distance learning from Monday, while Sauga School, just outside the town, is to do the same from Tuesday. These join two schools who had already made the move to remote learning last week, with a kindergarten and primary school in Pärnu County also going to distance learning this week.