Measures and restrictions necessary for preventing the spread of COVID-19
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Passed 19.08.2020 No. 282
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Entry into force 19.08.2020, partially 01.09.2020
Amended by the following legal instruments (show)
Passed | Published | Entry into force |
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28.08.2020 | RT III, 28.08.2020, 3 | 28.08.2020, partially 01.09.2020 |
03.09.2020 | RT III, 04.09.2020, 1 | 04.09.2020 |
11.09.2020 | RT III, 14.09.2020, 1 | 14.09.2020 |
24.09.2020 | RT III, 24.09.2020, 3 | 29.09.2020 |
26.09.2020 | RT III, 26.09.2020, 1 | 28.09.2020 |
29.09.2020 | RT III, 29.09.2020, 9 | 29.09.2020 |
09.10.2020 | RT III, 09.10.2020, 1 | 12.10.2020 |
15.10.2020 | RT III, 15.10.2020, 2 | 19.10.2020 |
29.10.2020 | RT III, 29.10.2020, 2 | 30.10.2020 |
12.11.2020 | RT III, 12.11.2020, 5 | 16.11.2020 |
23.11.2020 | RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 | 24.11.2020, partially 28.11.2020 |
03.12.2020 | RT III, 03.12.2020, 1 | 05.12.2020 |
Under the preamble of § 28 (2) and under § 28 (6) of the Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Act and considering § 28 (2) 2), § 28 (5) 3) and § 28 (8) of the same, the following restrictions are imposed:
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1. A
person who has crossed the state border for the purpose of entering Estonia
shall remain in their place of residence or permanent place of stay for
10 calendar days after arrival in Estonia.
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2. The
10-calendar-day restriction referred to in clause 1 does not apply to a
person if:
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1) promptly after arrival in Estonia the person takes an initial test
for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease and the results
of that test come back negative; and
2) no earlier than on the seventh day after finding out the results of
the initial test the person takes a second test and the results of that test
also come back negative or a physician declares the person not to be contagious.
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3. A
person referred to in clause 1 and in sub-clause 1) of clause 2
may leave their place of residence or permanent place of stay provided the
person complies with measures imposed by the Government of the Republic or the
Health Board for preventing the possible spread of the communicable disease and
takes all possible measures for preventing the spread of the communicable
disease and the following circumstances occur:
1) the person is given an order by a health care professional or a police
officer to leave their place of residence or permanent place of stay;
2) the person leaves their place of residence or permanent place of stay
upon referral by a health care professional to receive health services or
in the event of an emergency that puts the person’s life of health at risk;
3) the person performs urgent and inevitably necessary duties by a decision
of their employer or attends an urgent family occasion and after arrival in
the country the person has taken at least one test for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
causing the COVID-19 disease, the results of which came back negative;
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4) the person is getting the everyday essentials near their place of
residence or place of stay because it is otherwise impossible;
5) the person is outdoors and completely avoids contact with other persons;
6) the person has signed a statement of compliance with instructions
issued by the Health Board and applicable requirements, thereby confirming
their obligation to comply with the above requirements.
4. The
provisions of clauses 1 and 2 do not apply to asymptomatic persons as per
clauses of the Government of the Republic Order No. 169 “Imposition of
temporary restrictions on crossing the state border in order to prevent a new
outbreak of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease” of
16 May 2020 in the following cases:
1) persons referred to in clauses 2 through 8 and 10 through 12
who were abroad and have arrived in Estonia for a purpose set out in clauses 3
through 8 or 10, including employees of diplomatic missions or consular posts
of Estonia or their family members or holders of an Estonian diplomatic passport
or persons arriving in Estonia in the framework of international military
cooperation or members of foreign delegations arriving in Estonia for official
meetings on the invitation of a state or local authority;
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2) [repealed – RT III, 14.09.2020, 1 – entry into force
14.09.2020]
3) [repealed – RT III, 14.09.2020, 1 – entry into force
14.09.2020]
4) [repealed – RT III, 14.09.2020, 1 – entry into force
14.09.2020]
5) [repealed – RT III, 14.09.2020, 1 – entry into force
14.09.2020]
6) persons referred to in clauses 2 and 121 who
have been in a Member State of the European Union or a Schengen Member State,
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the Principality
of Andorra, the Principality of Monaco, the Republic of San Marino and the
Vatican City State (Holy See) for the past 10 days in succession, provided
the cumulative number of positive tests for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing
the COVID-19 disease per 100,000 inhabitants in said country for the
past 14 days is equal to or less than 25. The restriction provided for
in clauses 1 and 2 of the Government of the Republic Order No. 282
“Restrictions on the freedom of movement and on holding public meetings and
public events as necessary for preventing the spread of the COVID-19 disease”
of 19 August 2020 does also not apply to persons referred to in this
clause if the cumulative number of positive tests for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
causing the COVID-19 disease per 100,000 inhabitants in said country
for the past 14 days is greater than 25 but less than or up to 10% greater
than the cumulative number of positive tests for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
causing the COVID-19 disease per 100,000 inhabitants in the Republic
of Estonia for the past 14 days or equal thereto but not greater than
50. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes this information on its website;
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7) persons referred to in clause 122, unless they
arrive from a country where the cumulative number of positive tests for the
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease per 100,000 inhabitants
for the past 14 days is greater than 16;
8) persons referred to in clause 2 who arrive from a country referred
to in clause 122, unless the cumulative number of positive
tests for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID 19 disease per 100,000 inhabitants
in said country for the past 14 days is greater than 16;
9) persons referred to in clause 123, unless in
the country from where a person arrives and under whose laws the person is
deemed to be its resident or is deemed to stay there legally the cumulative
number of positive tests for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19
disease per 100,000 inhabitants for the past 14 days is greater
than 16 or unless the above information is not available for that country
and there is a high risk of the virus spreading in that country. A sponsor
of a person referred to in this clause shall ensure, in the event that in
the country from where the person arrives and under whose laws the person
is deemed to be its resident or is deemed to stay there legally the cumulative
number of positive tests for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19
disease per 100,000 inhabitants for the past 14 days is greater
than 16 or if the above information is not available for that country and
there is a high risk of the virus spreading in that country, in cooperation
with that person that the latter can stay in their place of residence or permanent
place of stay for up to 10 calendar days after arrival in Estonia and
be tested for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 immediately after arrival in Estonia
and re-tested no earlier than on their 10th day in Estonia.
A person who is an athlete, a coach or a team member from a third country
and who has an employment relationship with a club playing in Estonian championship
league or who is involved in an athlete’s everyday training activities at
the Estonian league level or who participates in an international championship
as an athlete or an athlete’s team member or who is directly involved in carrying
out aforesaid sports competition may perform urgent and inevitably necessary
duties by a decision of their employer if after arrival in the country the
person has taken at least one test for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing
the COVID-19 disease, the results of which came back negative.
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41. [Repealed – RT III, 09.10.2020, 1 – entry into force 12.10.2020]
42. The
provisions of clauses 1 and 2 and sub-clause 6) of clause 4 are
not applied to asymptomatic persons who have been in the territory of the
Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Finland or the
Republic of Estonia for the past 10 days in succession and who arrive in
the Republic of Estonia from the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Latvia
or the Republic of Finland if the cumulative number of positive tests for the
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease per
100,000 inhabitants for the past 14 days in said countries is over
10% greater than the cumulative number of positive tests for the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease per 100,000 inhabitants in the
Republic of Estonia for the past 14 days or greater than 50 and no earlier
than 48 hours before arrival in the country the persons took a test for
the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease which came back
negative. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes information on the
morbidity rates in those countries on its website.
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43. The
provisions of clauses 1 and 2, sub-clause 6) of clause 4 and
clause 42 are not applied to asymptomatic persons whose
place of residence is in the administrative territory of the local authorities
of Valga in the Republic of Estonia or Valka in the Republic of Latvia and who
cross the state border between the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of
Latvia on the condition that they will not go beyond the borders of the
administrative territory of the local authorities of Valga and Valka,
respectively.
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44. The
provisions of clauses 1 and 2 and sub-clause 6) of clause 4 are
not applied to asymptomatic persons who have been in the territory of the
Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Finland or the
Republic of Estonia for the past 10 days in succession and who have
entered the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Latvia or the Republic of
Finland from the Republic of Estonia and then returned from said countries to
the Republic of Estonia if the cumulative number of positive tests for the
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease per
100,000 inhabitants for the past 14 days in the country returned from
is over 10% greater than the cumulative number of positive tests for the
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease per
100,000 inhabitants in the Republic of Estonia for the past 14 days
or greater than 50 and the persons take a test after arrival in the Republic of
Estonia. After arrival in the country the persons must stay in their place of
residence or permanent place of stay until finding out that their test was
negative.
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45. The
provisions of clauses 1 and 2, sub-clause 6) of clause 4 and
clause 42 are not applied to asymptomatic persons who have
been in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Latvia, the
Republic of Finland or the Republic of Estonia for the past 10 days in
succession and who arrive in the Republic of Estonia from the Republic of
Lithuania, the Republic of Latvia or the Republic of Finland and if they arrive
in the Republic of Estonia from the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of
Latvia or the Republic of Finland for the purpose of working, studying or
receiving health services or for family reasons or transit.
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5. [Repealed – RT III, 04.09.2020, 1 – entry into force 04.09.2020]
6. The provisions of clauses 1 and 2 do not apply to asymptomatic persons who participate in a public event referred to in clause 7 as an artist or who are directly involved in carrying out the event or who participate in a sports competition or a sports event as an athlete or an athlete’s team member or who are directly involved in carrying out a sports competition or a sports event.
7. Public
events, sports competitions and sports events if the requirements established
for the participants differ from those set out in clauses 11, 15 and 17
through 19 are allowed on the following conditions:
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1) there is an overriding public or national interest in the relevant
event;
2) the local authority of the location of the event has provided an opinion
on the activity;
3) the Health Board has provided an opinion on the suitability of the
risk management plan drawn up by the organiser of the event for preventing
the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease.
8. The Health Board shall establish necessary restrictions on the freedom of movement of the persons referred to in clause 6.
81. In
public indoor spaces, up to two persons may be and move around together while
keeping at least two metres of distance from others. This restriction does not
apply to families and in cases when said requirements cannot be reasonably
ensured and in cases provided for in sub-clause 1) of clause 91
and sub-clause 1) of clause 10. For the purposes of this Order,
public indoor space means a space that has been given to the disposal of
unspecified people or that is at the disposal of unspecified people or in which
unspecified people are allowed to be; among other things, public transport
vehicles are also public indoor space.
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82. In
public indoor spaces people are required to wear a protective mask or cover
their mouth and nose (hereinafter ‘mask’). Said requirement does
not apply to children under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a
mask is not possible for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other
activities or for other significant reasons.
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9. Customers
may be and move around indoors in sales area of stores, in service providers’
service points and in public spaces of commercial establishments if the
following requirements are met:
1) up to two persons may be and move around together while keeping at
least two metres of distance from others, except for families and in cases
when said requirements cannot be reasonably ensured;
2) a mask is worn indoors. Said requirement does not apply to children
under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is not possible
for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities or for other
significant reasons;
3) up to 50% of occupancy is ensured in sales area of stores, in service
providers’ service points and in public spaces of commercial establishments;
4) at least at the entrance to and exit from the sales area and service
point the possessor thereof has ensured the availability of disinfectants
to employees and customers;
5) compliance with the disinfection requirements according to instructions
from the Health Board is ensured.
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91. Customers
may be and move around in catering establishments’ sales and seating areas if
the following requirements are met:
1) up to 10 persons may be and move around together while keeping
at least two metres of distance from others, except in cases when said requirements
cannot be reasonably ensured. The requirement for being and moving around
in groups of up to 10 persons does not apply to families;
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11) a mask is worn indoors. Said requirement does not apply
to children under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is
not possible for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities
or for other significant reasons;
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2) the service provider ensures that from 22:00 to 06:00 the only persons
in the catering establishment’s sales or seating area are persons who want
takeaway or who provide delivery or transport services, the proprietor or
their representative, employees, persons involved in emergency work or persons
necessary for economic servicing of the establishment;
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3) the service provider ensures the availability of disinfectants;
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4) the service provider ensures compliance with the disinfection requirements
according to instructions from the Health Board. The restriction referred
to in sub-clause 2) does not apply on board of aircraft used for international
carriage of passengers or to places of business located inside the security
restricted area of an international airport and places of business located
beyond the boarding gates in the waiting area of a passenger terminal of an
international port. The restriction on business hours referred to in sub-clause 2)
does not apply to petrol stations if the service provider ensures that its
customers will not consume any food or beverages on the premises.
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10. Customers
may be and move around in places where leisure services are provided if the
following requirements are met:
1) up to 10 persons may be and move around together while keeping
at least two metres of distance from others, except in cases when said requirements
cannot be reasonably ensured. The requirement for being and moving around
in groups of up to 10 persons does not apply to families;
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11) a mask is worn indoors. Said requirement does not apply
to children under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is
not possible for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities
or for other significant reasons;
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2) the service provider ensures up to 50% of occupancy at the place of
provision of service and the number of customers up to 250 people;
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3) the service provider ensures that from 22:00 to 06:00 the only persons
in the in the place of provision of leisure services are the proprietor or
their representative, employees, persons involved in emergency work or persons
necessary for economic servicing of the establishment;
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4) the service provider ensures the availability of disinfectants;
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5) the service provider ensures compliance with the disinfection requirements
according to instructions from the Health Board.
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Said requirements also apply during the provision of leisure
services. The requirements referred to in sub-clause 1) and the limit on
the number of customers set out in sub-clause 2) do not apply to
children’s playrooms.
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11. People
may attend indoor public meetings, public events, including conferences,
theatre performances, concerts and film screenings, public religious services
and other public religious rites where a specific seat is ensured for persons
in the designated area on the condition that:
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1) the number of attendees up to 400 people is ensured;
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2) the organiser of an indoor event ensures up to 50% attendance capacity
in Harju County and Ida-Viru County;
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3) outside the seating area, up to two persons may be and move around
together while keeping at least two metres of distance from others, except
for families and in cases when said requirements cannot be reasonably ensured;
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4) a mask is worn indoors. Said requirement does not apply to children
under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is not possible
for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities or for other
significant reasons;
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5) the organiser of an event ensures the availability of disinfectants;
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6) the organiser of an event ensures compliance with the disinfection
requirements according to instructions from the Health Board.
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12. Passengers are subject to a total restriction on the freedom of movement concerning going on a ferry sailing on the route Tallinn–Stockholm–Tallinn for the purpose of a pleasure trip.
13. Public
meetings are allowed only if the following requirements are met:
1) up to two persons may be and move around together indoors while keeping
at least two metres of distance from others, except for families and in cases
when said requirements cannot be reasonably ensured;
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2) the organiser of an indoor meeting ensures up to 50% attendance capacity
and the number of attendees up to 250 people;
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3) the organiser of an outdoor meeting ensures the number of attendees
up to 500 people;
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4) a mask is worn indoors. Said requirement does not apply to children
under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is not possible
for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities or for other
significant reasons;
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5) the organiser of a meeting ensures the availability of disinfectants;
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6) the organiser of a meeting ensures compliance with the disinfection
requirements according to instructions from the Health Board.
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14. Public
saunas, spas, swimming pools and water parks may only be used if the following
requirements are met:
1) up to two persons may be and move around together indoors while keeping
at least two metres of distance from others, except for families and in cases
when said requirements cannot be reasonably ensured;
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2) the service provider ensures up to 50% of occupancy in the place of
provision of service;
3) the service provider ensures the availability of disinfectants;
4) the service provider ensures compliance with the disinfection requirements
according to instructions from the Health Board.
Engaging in sports or training in said places is subject to the
requirements provided for in clauses 17 and 18.
15. Public
events are allowed only if the following requirements are met:
1) up to two persons may be and move around together indoors while keeping
at least two metres of distance from others, except for families and in cases
when said requirements cannot be reasonably ensured;
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2) the organiser of an indoor event ensures up to 50% of occupancy and
the number of attendees up to 250 people;
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3) the organiser of an outdoor event ensures the number of attendees
up to 500 people;
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4) a mask is worn indoors. Said requirement does not apply to children
under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is not possible
for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities or for other
significant reasons;
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41) the organiser of an event ensures that attendees are not
at the venue from 22:00 to 06:00;
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5) the organiser of an event ensures the availability of disinfectants;
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6) the organiser of an event ensures compliance with the disinfection
requirements according to instructions from the Health Board.
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16. Public
religious services and other public religious rites are allowed only if the
following requirements are met:
1) up to two persons may be and move around together indoors while keeping
at least two metres of distance from others, except for families and in cases
when said requirements cannot be reasonably ensured;
2) the organiser of an indoor event ensures up to 50% of occupancy and
the number of attendees up to 250 people;
3) a mask is worn indoors. Said requirement does not apply to children
under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is not possible
for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities or for other
significant reasons;
4) the availability of disinfectants is ensured;
5) compliance with the disinfection requirements according to instructions
from the Health Board is ensured.
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17. Engaging
in sports, training and carrying out sports and exercise events outdoors are
only allowed if the scattering of people and the number of participants up to
500 people are ensured and the organiser of the activity ensures the
availability of disinfectants and compliance with the disinfection requirements
according to instructions from the Health Board. This restriction does not
apply to all sports teams if requirements arising from the international
competition rules for the sport are complied with, or to training of candidates
for Estonian adult sports teams and training of championship league teams.
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18. Engaging
in sports, training and carrying out sports and exercise events indoors are
only allowed if the following requirements are met:
1) the organiser ensures the scattering of people;
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2) at sports and exercise events in public indoor spaces, up to two spectators
may be and move around together while keeping at least two metres of distance
from others, except for families and in cases when said requirements cannot
be reasonably ensured;
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3) the organiser ensures up to 50% attendance capacity and the number
of attendees up to 250 people at sports and exercise events;
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4) the spectators wear a mask indoors. Said requirement does not apply
to children under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is
not possible for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities
or for other significant reasons;
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5) in Harju County and Ida-Viru County it is ensured that there are up
to 10 people in a group and that there is no contact with other groups;
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51) the organiser of a sports or exercise event ensures that
attendees are not at the venue from 22:00 to 06:00;
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6) the organiser ensures the availability of disinfectants;
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7) the organiser ensures compliance with the disinfection requirements
according to instructions from the Health Board.
The requirements in this clause do not apply to activities
carried out under preschool, basic and secondary education curricula.
Sub-clauses 3) and 5) do not apply to professional and semiprofessional
sports activities within the competitions system of a sports federation,
including in youth sport to those athletes and teams that participate in
Estonian championships organised by a sports federation.
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19. Sports
competitions are allowed only if the following requirements are met:
1) the organiser of an event ensures the scattering of people;
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2) the organiser of an indoor event ensures up to 50% attendance capacity
and the number of attendees up to 250 people;
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3) the organiser of an outdoor event ensures the number of attendees
up to 500 people;
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4) the spectators wear a mask indoors. Said requirement does not apply
to children under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is
not possible for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities
or for other significant reasons;
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5) at competitions held in public indoor spaces, up to two spectators
may be and move around together while keeping at least two metres of distance
from others, except for families and in cases when said requirements cannot
be reasonably ensured;
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6) the organiser of an event ensures the availability of disinfectants;
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7) the organiser of an event ensures compliance with the disinfection
requirements according to instructions from the Health Board.
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20. Visiting
museums and exhibitions is only allowed if the following requirements are met:
1) up to two persons may be and move around together while keeping at
least two metres of distance from others, except for families and in cases
when said requirements cannot be reasonably ensured;
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11) a mask is worn indoors. Said requirement does not apply
to children under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is
not possible for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities
or for other significant reasons;
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2) the service provider ensures the availability of disinfectants;
3) in rooms open for the public, the service provider ensures wet cleaning
of surfaces subject to frequent touching after every 2 to 4 hours;
4) interactive displays are closed or the service provider ensures their
wet cleaning after each use or the service provider has made disposable gloves
available to the visitors and ensures the safe handling thereof after use;
5) if possible, the service provider replaces physical information materials
handed out free of charge with digital ones;
6) no creative work or workshops with shared means of work are organised
or disinfection is ensured after each user.
201. In
general and special care homes (hereinafter ‘social welfare
institution’) the following requirements must be met:
1) employees and visitors of social welfare institutions shall wear a
mask as personal protective equipment inside and on the territory of the relevant
institution;
2) a mask need not be worn by a person for whom it is contraindicated
for medical reasons, and upon the performance of duties if any and all contact
with the employees, customers and other visitors of the relevant social welfare
institution is avoided, or in other justified cases;
3) when wearing and using masks the maximum duration of use specified
by the manufacturer and instructions from the Health Board and the Consumer
Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority shall be complied with.
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202. Indoor
hobby activities and hobby education and refresher training in Harju County and
Ida-Viru County are only allowed if the following requirements are met:
1) it is ensured that there are up to 10 people in a group and that
there is no contact with other groups;
2) a mask is worn indoors. Said requirement does not apply to children
under 12 years of age and in cases when wearing a mask is not possible
for health reasons, due to the nature of work or other activities or for other
significant reasons;
3) shared objects are disinfected after each use;
4) the service provider ensures the availability of disinfectants and
compliance with the disinfection requirements according to instructions from
the Health Board.
The requirements set out in this clause do not apply to
activities related to the military defence or internal security of the state.
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21. Under § 44 (1) of the Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Act, supervision over the requirements imposed by this Order is exercised by the Health Board. The Health Board may involve the Police and Border Guard Board in the supervision, adhering to the requirements and procedure for professional assistance provided for in the Administrative Co-operation Act.
22. The restrictions and measures established by this Order shall apply until the date specified in this Order or until this Order is changed or repealed and the need for these restrictions and measures shall be assessed no later than after every two weeks.
23. This Order takes effect on 19 August 2020. Clause 2 and sub-clause 3) of clause 3 take effect on 1 September 2020.
24. [Omitted from this text.]
25. This
Order shall be published on the website of the Government of the Republic and
in the official gazette Riigi Teataja.
This Order is issued considering the fact that under
§ 2 2) of the Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Act the
COVID-19 disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 corresponds to the signs
of a dangerous novel communicable disease because there is no effective
treatment and the spread of the disease may exceed the hospital treatment
capacity, and the requirements, measures and restrictions established by this
Order clearly have a significant social and economic effect. The risk of the
virus spreading is currently very high and therefore, in order to minimise the
risk, it is proportional to restrict people’s freedom of movement in the places
referred to in the Order for the protection of the life and health of people
and overriding public interest in order to prevent the spread of the
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease.
For the protection of the life and health of people and
overriding public interest, including for the protection of the continuity of
the state, this Order establishes requirements, measures and restrictions that
are inevitably necessary for preventing the spread of the virus. The reasons
and considerations are set out in the explanatory memorandum to the Order,
which will be published on the website of the Government of the Republic.
Failure to duly comply with measures for preventing the spread
of the virus will prompt the application of the administrative coercive
measures set out in § 28 (2) or (3) of the Law Enforcement Act. The
maximum amount of penalty payment is 9600 euros. This penalty payment,
which serves the purpose of enforcing the requirements, measures and
restrictions imposed by this Order and preventing the spread of the virus, may
be imposed repeatedly.
This Order can be appealed against by filing a challenge with
the Government of the Republic pursuant to the procedure provided by the
Administrative Procedure Act within 30 days as of the day the relevant
person became or should have become aware of the Order. This Order can also be
appealed against by filing an action with the administrative court pursuant to
the procedure provided for in the Code of Administrative Court Procedure within
30 days as of the day of announcement of this Order.