Action plan for implementing the hybrid strategy to control the COVID-19 epidemic
Pohjola, Pasi; Voipio-Pulkki, Liisa-Maria; Koskela, Satu; Siikavirta, Jaska (2021-07-01)
Pohjola, Pasi
Voipio-Pulkki, Liisa-Maria
Koskela, Satu
Siikavirta, Jaska
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
01.07.2021
Julkaisusarja:
Publications of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 2021:26Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-00-5454-0Tiivistelmä
The Action Plan of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of 7 September 2020 (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 2020:26) and the update of the Action Plan on 5 January 2021 (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 2021:1), issued pursuant to the Government Resolution of 3 September 2020, have guided the authorities responsible for implementing the Communicable Diseases Act in the epidemiologically appropriate use of recommendations and restrictions. As the global pandemic continues, the action plan will be updated to remain in force until further notice, and it will be reviewed during the summer and autumn of 2021.
The aim of the action plan is to prevent the spread of the virus in Finland, protect the capacity of the healthcare system and shield and protect people, especially those who are most at risk. In order to effectively prevent the spread of infections, measures under the hybrid strategy must be epidemiologically timely, i.e. sufficiently proactive and broad in scope.
The action plan supports the measures taken in the regions to prevent the spread of the epidemic. Primarily the prevention of the epidemic under the Communicable Diseases Act takes place through local and regional measures. Effective infection tracking and local and regional response measures to prevent the spread of infections are also key to preventing the national epidemiological situation from getting worse again.
The action plan will be applied simultaneously with the post-crisis and recovery measures related to the epidemic. The epidemiological, social and economic impacts must be taken into account when using the recommendations and restrictive measures.
The aim of the action plan is to prevent the spread of the virus in Finland, protect the capacity of the healthcare system and shield and protect people, especially those who are most at risk. In order to effectively prevent the spread of infections, measures under the hybrid strategy must be epidemiologically timely, i.e. sufficiently proactive and broad in scope.
The action plan supports the measures taken in the regions to prevent the spread of the epidemic. Primarily the prevention of the epidemic under the Communicable Diseases Act takes place through local and regional measures. Effective infection tracking and local and regional response measures to prevent the spread of infections are also key to preventing the national epidemiological situation from getting worse again.
The action plan will be applied simultaneously with the post-crisis and recovery measures related to the epidemic. The epidemiological, social and economic impacts must be taken into account when using the recommendations and restrictive measures.