14.03.2020

One per­son has been diag­nosed with a coro­n­avirus infec­tion at Cen­tral Ostro­both­n­ian Cen­tral Hos­pi­tal

One person has been diagnosed with a coronavirus infection in the area of Central Ostrobothnia Joint Municipal Authority for Social and Health Services Soite. The diagnosis was confirmed on Friday the 13th of March 2020. The infection was contracted in Sweden.

The patient is in isolation at home and is in good condition. Ten near contacts were exposed to the virus.

Soite continues to investigate the situation together with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Thl.

Thl monitors the international situation and has updated information on:

https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates

More information about the disease:

https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates/coronavirus-covid-19

Frequently asked questions about covid-19:

https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates/frequently-asked-questions-about-coronavirus-covid-19-