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20 March, 2020










Line, bar and pie charts by Flourish team
On the 20th of March the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Estonia rose to 283 






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Friday 
20. March
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Enamik hospitaliseeritud nakatunutest on pÀrit Saaremaalt
(ERR)
“Tallinna ja PĂ€rnu haiglatesse toimetatud koroonaviirusesse nakatunutest enamik on pĂ€rit Saaremaalt. Alles neljapĂ€evast kehtib korraldus, et haige vĂ”ib viia talle lĂ€himasse haiglasse.”

















Estonia has ordered two weeks of isolation for every arrival
(ERR | Estonian World)
“All those entering Estonia will also have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period during which they must remain at home and not have direct contact with any other individuals. The quarantine measures mean it is unlawful for those so placed to leave their place of residence or permanent place of stay during that two week period which follows arrival in the country …”
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Finland bars work commuting from Estonia during coronavirus emergency
(ERR)
“… reversing a move which had allowed this to happen for Estonians holding Finnish residency permits as an exception to quarantine conditions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Finnish government's crisis committee made the decision Thursday night, ERR's online news in Estonian reports, and will take effect from Sunday, March 22, at midnight.”
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“Those who permanently reside in Estonia but commute regularly to Finland for work must now decide which side of the Gulf of Finland they will remain on while the emergency situation persists. Both countries require all those arriving, including citizens, to undergo 14 days' quarantine as a coronavirus measure.”



Estonia moves fast to get funding to COVID-19 solutions
(Science Business)
“Hackathons are now commonplace among professional developers, but not generally organised by governments. The speedy organisation of last weekend’s event underlines how Estonia, known as one of the most tech-friendly countries in the world, potentially has greater resilience as the pandemic forces economies online.”



Euroopas on kriisi vastu kÔige paremini kaitstud Eesti
(Postimees)
“See vĂ”ib olla Eesti tĂ€hetund, kirjutab mĂ”jukas pĂ€evaleht. See vĂ€ike Balti riik on euroala ĂŒks dĂŒnaamilisemaid majandusi. Eelmise aasta majanduskasv oli ĂŒle nelja protsendi, tööpuudus alla viie protsendi, valitsusvĂ”lg on pea olematu ja see annab piisavalt ruumi fiskaalstiimuliteks.”











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Thursday 
19. March
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Piirikontrolli algne eesmÀrk on Euroopa riikides hÀgustunud
(ERR)
“Sisejulgeoleku eksperdi Erkki Koorti hinnangul on paljudes Euroopa riikides sisepiiridel kontrolli kehtestamise algne eesmĂ€rk hĂ€gustunud ning sisepiiridel ja vĂ€lispiiridel ei peaks olema ĂŒhesugune kontroll. … et Euroopa on sattunud justkui Schengeni-eelsesse aega ehk 1980. aastatesse ja see nĂ€itab, kui mugav inimeste elu tegelikult tĂ€napĂ€eval on.”



Piiride tagasitulek
 Kristi Raik, Postimees
“Loetletud nĂ€htustel on ĂŒks ĂŒhine nimetaja: riikide ja inimeste vahelisi ĂŒlemaailmseid sidemeid peetakse ĂŒha enam erinevate ohtude allikaks. Eriti lÀÀne avatud ĂŒhiskonnale on tegu pĂ”hjapaneva mĂ”ttelaadi muutumisega. Sellega kaasnevad poliitilised, majanduslikud ja meie igapĂ€evaelu mĂ”jutavad muutused, mille tagajĂ€rgi on raske ette nĂ€ha.”



PiiriÀÀrsed firmad kardavad katastroofi
Ülle Harju, Postimees
“Mitu Kagu-Eesti ettevĂ”tet on katastroofieelses olukorras, sest peale ukrainlaste ei pÀÀse eilsest enam tööle ka lĂ€tlased.”



Piiride sulgemine nÀitab, et Euroopas saavutatu vÔib pÀevaga kaduda
(ERR)
“Euroopas panid liikmesriigid oma sisepiirid kinni ilma naabritega kooskĂ”lastamata. Me nĂ€eme seda, et saavutatu vĂ”ib ĂŒhe pĂ€evaga kaduda. Kui veoautod seisavad ummikus Poolas 80-kilomeetri pikkusel maanteelĂ”igul, siis pole mĂ”tet rÀÀkida Euroopa ĂŒhest alusvÀÀrtusest, aluspĂ”himĂ”ttest, kaupade vabast liikumisest. Selgelt Euroopa Komisjoni sekkumine sellesse piiride sulgemisse on jÀÀnud liiga aeglaseks.”



Eesti tÔstatas Poola piiri teema NATO-s ja USA-s
(ERR)
“VĂ€lisminister lisas, et Eesti Saksa-saadiku andmetel on nĂ€iteks ĂŒhes piiripunktis Poolaga kasvanud jĂ€rjekord juba 70 kilomeetri pikkuseks ja selles on umbes 10,000 veokit.”




The impact of COVID-19 on military exercises in Europe
(ICDS)
“Essentially, all movement of personnel and equipment from the United States to Europe has ceased and several of the linked exercises have been cancelled. The list of cancelled exercises includes … Saber Strike (a combined-joint exercise to take place in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland) …”



Tallinna-Peterburi-Moskva rongi vÀljumised peatati
(Postimees)
“Seoses Covid-19 haigust pĂ”hjustava koroonaviiruse levikuga on alates 20. mĂ€rtsist Tallinna-Peterburi-Moskva rongi vĂ€ljumised ajutiselt peatatud ning juba mĂŒĂŒdud piletid ostetakse tagasi.”



Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists options for returning to Estonia
(Baltic Course)
“In cooperation with Estonian company AlphaGIS, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also created a new map application indicating the transit options for returning to Estonia as at 9 a.m. local time on March 19, which can be viewed at https://bit.ly/3b0Sv4S."
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“People returning from abroad must remain in isolation at home for a period of 14 days. The purpose of isolation is to prevent the spread of coronavirus.”



TransiidivÔimalused Eestisse naasmiseks
(VĂ€lisministeerium)



Koroonaviirus vallandas sotsiaalmeedias vÀÀrinfotsunami
(Novaator)
“Olukorras, kus toimub palju, tehakse palju suure mĂ”juga otsuseid ja olukord on erakorraline, on kindlasti normaalne, et inimestel tekib igasuguseid erinevaid teooriaid ja nĂ€gemusi," nentis Hannes Krause, valitsuse strateegilise kommunikatsiooni juht …”



Only people in risk groups to be tested for coronavirus in Estonia
(ERR)
“The ability to test for the virus exists in Health Board, Tartu University Hospital, Synlab, North Estonia Medical Center, Ida-Viru Central Hospital and PĂ€rnu Hospital laboratories. By yesterday morning, 2,020 tests had been administered for an average of 500-600 a day.”

















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Wednesday 
18. March
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Eesti ja LÀti vahel lÀks piir kinni
(LÔunaEesti Postimees)
“Eesti lĂ”unapiiril taastati koroonaviiruse leviku tĂ”kestamiseks teisipĂ€eva sĂŒdaöösel ajutine piirikontroll, mis jĂ€tab enamiku vĂ€lismaalastest raja taha ning koju naasvad Eesti elanikud peavad arvestama piirangutega.”















Ferries organized as hundreds of Baltic residents stuck on the Germany–Poland border
(Latvian Broadcasting)
“On the evening of March 16, Poland opened the border with Germany to foreign buses and minibuses with more than seven seats, allowing some Baltic residents to return home during the coronavirus pandemic. But last night more than 500 people were still stuck on the German side of the border as Poland didn't let passengers cars through. …”














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Russia | Putin
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Moscow has closed or restricted the borders with all but three neighbors
(Meduza)
“Russia maintains open borders with three contiguous neighbors: Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Finland. Various restrictions are in place at Russia’s borders with its other 11 neighbors: Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, North Korea, Ukraine, and Estonia.”



















A New Russia Is Taking Shape and There Is No Turning Back
(Moscow Times)
“What is happening is unprecedented in Russian history. The head of state is openly announcing that he is prepared to find a way of staying in the presidential post even after the timeframe set by the law has expired — and that he plans to stay for a long time. Moreover, he is doing that just as expectations that he would depart sooner had become quite intense. ”



Putin Worries Coronavirus Could Screw Up His Constitutional ‘Coronation’
by Anna Nemtsova, The Daily Beast
“Russia’s parliament has just paved the way for Vladimir Putin to run in rubber-stamp elections and serve in office until he’s in his 80s. … Although the Russian parliament passed the necessary amendments to the constitution on March 11 with a vote of 383 to 0, they are supposed to receive popular approval in a plebiscite scheduled for April 22. And if the coronavirus pandemic takes off in Russia before then—or, rather, can be seen to have taken off—the new czar might have to wait for his quasi-constitutional quasi-coronation. …”



Coronavirus and the Kursk Submarine Disaster
by Masha Gessen, The New Yorker
“The most striking aspect of Putin’s failure to accept responsibility for the Kursk disaster was his retreat into bureaucratese. It was a preview of the twenty years since (and possibly the next twenty). Putin’s use of bureaucratic language is a means of misleading the public and deflecting responsibility, but it also offers an insight into his understanding of government. He saw himself as a figurehead who might get in the way of people doing their work, and seemed unaware that his job was to lead the effort. Perhaps as a result, the Russian Navy and government were overcautious, rejected foreign help, and didn’t even respond to the S.O.S. signals from the submarine.”



Fortress Russia Begins to Show Cracks as Coronavirus Spreads
(Foreign Policy)
“As the coronavirus pandemic has spread, bringing nations to a halt and killing over 8,000 people in recent weeks around the globe, Russia emerged as a rare spot of calm—or perhaps indifference. … However, in less than 48 hours, that image has begun to crumble as the Russian government has kicked its response to COVID-19 into overdrive: shutting down its borders, limiting air travel, closing schools, and launching a large economic stimulus as medical experts have begun to question Russia’s official coronavirus statistics and the true efficacy of the response to limit its spread.”




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