The day-to-day effects of COVID-19 in the Nordic countries

Director General of the Public Health Agency of Sweden Johan Carlson, Director General of the National Board of Health Olivia Wigzell, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, and Director General of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) Dan Eliasson give a press conference in Stockholm regarding the new coronavirus.

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Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) CEO Rickard Gustafson gives a press conference on the company's procedures regarding COVID-19, this in Stockholm.

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A choir sings at Stockholm's Katarina Church with no parishioners in attendance. Instead, it is streamed live over the Internet because Swedish authorities have banned crowds of over 500 people, naturally due to the new coronavirus.

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Travelers are shown wearing protective face masks at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Many flights have been canceled due to the new coronavirus.

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A notice at a pharmacy in Sundbyberg, near Stockholm, reads, in part, "Unfortunately we are sold out [of] hand sanitizers and face masks." The high demand is due to COVID-19.

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Passengers are checked after disembarking a ferry from Sweden in Elsinore, Denmark. The country's borders have now been closed because of the new coronavirus.

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A car is checked at the now closed Danish-German border. The country's borders are closed to foreigners in order to slow the progress of the pandemic caused by coronavirus.

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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen gives a press statement in Copenhagen regarding the coronavirus pandemic.

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A truck is checked at the Danish border in Rødby. The country's borders have been closed to all foreign visitors.

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The Danish Superliga match between FC Copenhagen and AC Horsens at Telia Parken in Copenhagen. The stadium is empty because of COVID-19.

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Shelves in a supermarket in Helsinki show no remaining toilet paper, as worries mount about product shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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One official is pictured in the stands for the men's 12.5 km pursuit competition at the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti, Finland. No spectators are allowed, due to the new coronavirus.

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A passenger is shown wearing a protective face mask at the Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland.

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A few remaining paper towels are shown at a supermarket in Helsinki.

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An airport worker is shown wearing a protective face mask at Helsinki Airport.

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A Norwegian Air Boeing 737-800 plane is pictured in Alta, Norway. Norwegian Air have cancelled thousands of departures until at least mid-June due to the coronavirus.

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Empty seats are shown at the Raw Air tournament of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Trondheim, Norway. No spectators are permitted, due to the coronavirus.

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Customs officers and police check cars at the border between Norway and Sweden in Svinesund.

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There are less passengers at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. This is due to concerns regarding the new coronavirus.

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Workers at the Emergency Operations Centre in the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Solna, Sweden are shown assisting with queries regarding the new coronavirus.

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Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, pictured second from the left, talks at the Public Health Agency press conference in Solna regarding COVID-19.

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Tourists in Stockholm's old town are shown wearing protective face masks due to COVID-19.

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The monitor shows statistics regarding the new coronavirus at the ECDC in Solna.

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Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) CEO Rickard Gustafson gives a press conference on the company's procedures regarding COVID-19, this in Stockholm.

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Travelers are shown wearing protective face masks at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Many flights have been canceled due to the new coronavirus.

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A notice at a pharmacy in Sundbyberg, near Stockholm, reads, in part, "Unfortunately we are sold out [of] hand sanitizers and face masks." The high demand is due to COVID-19.

Click here for some tips on how to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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The day-to-day effects of COVID-19 in the Nordic countries

The Nordic response in pictures

17/03/20 | StarsInsider

HEALTH Covid-19

No country or region is immune from the new coronavirus, and in Europe this is particularly true. While Italy remains the worst-affected European country, people are rightly concerned across the continent.

Take a look through the following gallery to see the day-to-day effects that the COVID-19 pandemic is having in the Nordics.