From 6 April 2020 onwards, the City of Tampere’s oral health care clinics in Tampere and Orivesi will only treat patients requiring urgent and on-call dental treatment in order to ensure the safety of patients and staff. Non-urgent treatment is disrupted for the duration of the coronavirus situation.
The Finnish government announced on March 30th that the safety precautions to restrict the coronavirus from spreading will continue until May 13th. City of Tampere services follow the guidelines set by the government, and distance learning will continue until May 13th. The City of Tampere is prepared to continue distance learning until the end of the academic year, if the situation so requires.
The City of Tampere grants adjusted interest-free payment periods to companies and organisations to help them in financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Companies and organisations must request a payment period extension themselves.
The City of Tampere is undertaking measures to mitigate the direct consequences caused by the coronavirus for companies and organisations, particularly before those consequences lead to financial crisis. The City Board decided on the matter on 30 March 2020.
The City of Tampere used a survey to map out the impacts of the coronavirus on event activities in the region. The survey was sent to almost 400 culture and sports organisations in the Tampere region. 129 responses were received by 20 March. The aim of circulating the survey was to investigate the impacts of the precautionary measures taken due to the coronavirus on event organisers and the event production sector in the Tampere region. In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, public events of more than 10 persons have been forbidden in the entire country until 13 April 2020.
In line with government policy, the social and healthcare services of the City of Tampere have shut down several services, postponed non-urgent care and focused staff resources on examining and treating patients with respiratory symptoms. In Tampere and Orivesi many services are being offered as remote appointments or phone consultations.
Due to the new nationwide measures set by the Finnish Government on 16 March 2020 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, changes will be made in the services for senior citizens.
To prevent the spread of the corona virus and in accordance of a Finnish government degree, all the libraries of Tampere are closed from March 17th until April 14th 2020. The shutdown applies to self-service libraries and mobile libraries. The following library guidelines are taken into practice on March 18th.
All Tampere indoor swimming pools, youth centres, ice stadiums, indoor sports facilities, heated artificial turf fields and the artificial ice rink on Koulukatu Street are closed until further notice. Ski tracks, trekking paths and other similar sites for spontaneous exercise are still available and maintained when possible.
On 16 March 2020, the Finnish government decided on additional measures to address the coronavirus outbreak in Finland. The aim of the measures is to protect the population and to safeguard the functioning of society and the economy. The measures will be in force until 13 April 2020.