Finland: Prime Minister’s Office releases draft government proposal temporarily restricting freedom of movement and close contacts

NordenBladet — The Government has been deliberating on a legislative proposal that would temporarily restrict freedom of movement. The draft proposal has been prepared by officials under the leadership of the Prime Minister’s Office. The Prime Minister’s Office has now published the draft proposal in its entirety as it currently stands.

The main objective of the restrictions on movement is to reduce the number of encounters and close contacts between people in areas where COVID-19 is spreading rapidly and uncontrollably. The goal is to protect people from the dangerous communicable disease and to safeguard the capacity of the healthcare system.