According to THL, there are still certain situations during the autumn holidays where it is worth taking the corona into account. Various practices will also be continued in hotels, on trains and at the airport to improve interest rate security.
Is it possible to throw the interest rate out of your mind completely during this autumn holiday? How can you improve your interest rate security while on holiday?
– It’s not too late to forget about the corona. There are many infections. But for the average holidaymaker, taking extra precautions is no longer as necessary as it has been for the past couple of years,” says Tuija Leino.
According to Leino, general caution is no longer necessary, but people with flu should stay at home even during the autumn holidays.
– If you have your own symptoms, you shouldn’t go out to people. If you have to go somewhere, you should wear a mask.
On the other hand, you can improve your own corona protection with good masks if you need it, for example due to your own illnesses.
According to Tuija Leino, schoolchildren can also meet elderly and sick relatives on vacation. Especially during nursing home visits, however, the corona safety guidelines in use in nursing homes must be followed. When visiting frail elderly people, it is especially important that the visitor does not have flu symptoms.
This fall, it is no longer necessary to follow the actual corona restrictions when traveling for autumn holidays in Finland. However, tourism operators have continued some good practices that can further improve corona safety.
The hotel chain still offers a tiered breakfast
However, the hotel chain hopes that hotel guests will observe normal precautions regarding flu symptoms.
– It would not be good to come there with symptoms, communications manager Johanna Uimonen says.
The hotel breakfast is staggered when there are many hotel guests. The staggered breakfast schedule was decided at Scandic during the pandemic due to corona safety, and it has been found to be a good practice in terms of comfort as well.
– It evens out congestion, then there is more space and there are no queues, communications manager Johanna Uimonen says.
The last hour of breakfast is usually the most popular, and earlier hours are more crowded.
Trains are busy, you can improve your own interest rate security by choosing your tickets
Trains are already running during the fall holidays. The beginning of the holidays is always a busy time, and according to VR, there have been a lot of train passengers in recent months.
There are no more corona rules on trains this autumn holiday. According to Petri Martola, traveling by train is safe, but if you want, you can improve your travel time by choosing tickets.
– Can take more peaceful departures. You can also possibly choose an empty seat next to it or take the cabin for your own use.
An adjacent empty seat or cabin can be purchased on some trains for an additional fee. During the fall holidays, it is not possible, for example, on the most crowded trains on weekends, but you can find time on weekdays.
According to Petri Martolanki, traveling with symptoms should be avoided.
– Of course, this is each passenger’s own point of view, but in general, moving around when in pain is not very recommended.
Anticipation at the airport increases fluidity and interest rate security
The beginning of the autumn holidays is also a very busy time at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. According to Finavia, there are clearly more air travelers this weekend, from Friday to Sunday, than on a normal weekend. Congestion peaks in the mornings and afternoons.
When it comes to corona safety, the traveler is helped by foresight and a sufficiently loose schedule, which also increase the smoothness of going on a trip. Anticipation can often reduce the waiting time at the field.
At Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, many hygiene standards that were started in the early stages of the pandemic are still in use.
– We have enhanced cleaning, we use microbe-destroying coatings, we have ultraviolet-C disinfection devices, Sami Kiiskinen enumerates.
Some airlines may still have their own corona guidelines, although most have already removed their recommendations. It is the passenger’s responsibility to check the health and safety regulations of the airline and the destination country.
Corona infections are high, but the worst disease burden has decreased
There is currently a lot of corona circulating in Finland. There are also still plenty of deaths from corona infection within a month. However, the protection provided by vaccinations and previously infected corona reduces the disease burden significantly.
– In hospitals, we do have weak patients. But now we also have treatment, there are corona medicines. Of course, the worst disease burden is now gone, says Tuija Leino, THL’s chief physician.
On Thursday, there were 21 corona patients in intensive care in Finland. A total of 993 patients with corona infection were hospitalized.
Many families also go abroad during the autumn holidays. According to Tuija Leino, corona infections are on the rise in Europe in general. However, according to him, it is no longer necessary to observe more corona precautions than at home, even in typical travel destinations for Finns. Local guidelines must of course be taken into account when on vacation.
– In Sweden and Norway the situation is actually very calm, in Denmark there is a slight increase. In general, there is a slight increase in Europe, says Tuija Leino.