Estonia: Covid-19
To find out about the latest status of the COVID-19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Estonia, please visit the official portal Koroonakaart.ee, providing information on the geographical distribution of the epidemic, as well as on the age and gender. The website of the Estonian Health Board publishes daily updates on the situation.
For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.
To find out about the latest public health situation in Estonia and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the dedicated governmental portal Kriis.ee, as well as the website of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board, including the up-to-date information on the containment measures put in place. Public health recommendations can be found on the website of the Estonian Health Board.
The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.
Following the measures taken by the European Commission, an export license is required to export personal protective equipment outside of the European Union.
For updates consult the website of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board.
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Estonia on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.
To know about the economic measures taken by the Estonian government to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the national economy, please visit the dedicated section on the official portal Kriis.ee. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and the Tax and Customs Board provide further information. Click here for info about the Temporary subsidy program under the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund.
The information on the EU’s economic response to COVID-19 and the actions to minimise the fallout on the EU member states’ economies of the COVID-19 outbreak is available on the website of the European Council.
For the general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the Estonia government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Estonia in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.
For information on the local business support scheme and taxation measures established by the Estonian government to help businesses to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic on their activity, please consult the website of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and that of the Estonian government. Further details can be found on the website of Enterprise Estonia (in Estonian) and on InvestInEstonia.
For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.
The Estonian government decided to lower the fees for Enterprise Estonia’s export services.
The European Commission adopted a Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the COVID-19 outbreak, which enables short-term export credit insurance to be provided by the State where needed.
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