Measures and restrictions necessary for preventing the spread of COVID-19
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 - entry into force 24.11.2020]
Passed 19.08.2020 No. 282
RT III, 19.08.2020, 1
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 |
04.12.2020 | RT III, 04.12.2020, 3 | 05.12.2020 |
10.12.2020 | RT III, 10.12.2020, 1 | 12.12.2020 |
17.12.2020 | RT III, 17.12.2020, 3 | 18.12.2020 |
23.12.2020 | RT III, 23.12.2020, 1 | 24.12.2020, partially 28.12.2020 |
29.12.2020 | RT III, 29.12.2020, 1 | 30.12.2020, partially 11.01.2021 |
30.12.2020 | RT III, 31.12.2020, 8 | 01.01.2021 |
08.01.2021 | RT III, 08.01.2021, 1 | 11.01.2021 |
13.01.2021 | RT III, 13.01.2021, 5 | 15.01.2021 |
15.01.2021 | RT III, 16.01.2021, 1 | 18.01.2021, partially 25.01.2021 and 01.02.2021 |
30.01.2021 | RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 | 01.02.2021, partially 03.02.2021 |
19.02.2021 | RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 | 22.02.2021 |
26.02.2021 | RT III, 26.02.2021, 2 | 01.03.2021 |
03.03.2021 | RT III, 03.03.2021, 1 | 06.03.2021, partially 15.03.2021 |
05.03.2021 | RT III, 05.03.2021, 1 | 06.03.2021 |
09.03.2021 | RT III, 09.03.2021, 11 | 11.03.2021 |
01.04.2021 | RT III, 01.04.2021, 2 | 05.04.2021 |
22.04.2021 | RT III, 22.04.2021, 1 | 26.04.2021, partially 03.05.2021 |
29.04.2021 | RT III, 29.04.2021, 1 | 03.05.2021 |
30.04.2021 | RT III, 30.04.2021, 1 | 03.05.2021 |
06.05.2021 | RT III, 06.05.2021, 3 | 10.05.2021 |
Under the preamble of § 28 (2) and under § 28 (6) of the Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Act and considering § 28 (2) 2) and 3) and § 28 (5) and (8) of the same, the following restrictions are imposed:
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 - entry into force 22.02.2021]
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.
[RT III, 29.10.2020, 2 –
entry into force 30.10.2020]
11. [Repealed – RT III, 01.04.2021, 2 – entry into force 05.04.2021]
2. The 10-calendar-day restriction referred to in clause 1
does not apply if:
[RT III, 01.04.2021, 2 – entry into force 05.04.2021]
1) up to 72 hours before arrival in the country a person took a test
for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease and the results
of that test came back negative and, following arrival in Estonia, no earlier
than on the sixth day after the first test the person takes a second test for
the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19 disease and the results of that
test also come back negative or a physician declares the person not to be contagious.
Until the test has come back negative the person is required to remain in their
place of residence or permanent place of stay;
2) a person who failed to take a test for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing
the COVID-19 disease up to 72 hours before arrival in the country took
the test promptly after arrival in Estonia and the results of that test came
back negative and no earlier than on the sixth day after the initial test the
person takes a second test for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing the COVID-19
disease and the results of that test also come back negative or a physician
declares the person not to be contagious. Until the test has come back negative
the person is required to remain in their place of residence or permanent place
of stay;
[RT III, 13.01.2021, 5 – entry into force 15.01.2021]
3) a person arrives from a third country for which information has not
been released on the European Union green list published on the website of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (hereinafter European Union green list) and
if 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 COVID-19 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 and the person arrives in the Republic of Estonia
under the Aliens Act for the purpose of work or studies in an educational institution
registered in Estonia and the person is tested for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
causing COVID-19 immediately after arrival in Estonia and the results of that
test come back negative and the person is re-tested no earlier than on the sixth
day after the first test and the results of that test also come back negative
or a physician declares the person not to be contagious. Until the test has
come back negative the person is required to remain in their place of residence
or permanent place of stay. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes information
on the morbidity rates by country on its website.
[RT III, 01.04.2021, 2 – entry into force 05.04.2021]
3. A
person referred to in clauses 1 and 2 may leave their place of
residence or permanent place of stay provided the person takes measures imposed
by the Government of the Republic or the Health Board and all other possible
measures for preventing the possible 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 because a health care professional has referred them
to receive health services or in the event of an emergency that puts the
person’s life or health at risk;
3) the person referred to in
sub-clauses 1) and 2) of clause 2 performs urgent and inevitably
necessary duties by a decision of their employer and up to 72 hours before
arrival in the country or after arrival in the country the person has taken at
least one test for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19, the results of which
came back negative, or a physician has declared the person not to be
contagious. Until the test has come back negative the person is required to
remain in their place of residence or permanent place of stay;
4) a person who is an athlete, a coach or a
team member who arrives in Estonia from a third country referred to in
sub-clause 3) of clause 2 for the purpose of working 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
national team 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 performs 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 COVID-19, the
results of which came back negative or if a physician has declared the person
not to be contagious. Until the test has come back negative the person is
required to remain in their place of residence or permanent place of stay;
5) the person attends an urgent family
occasion and up to 72 hours before arrival in the country or after arrival
in the country the person has taken at least one test for the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19, the results of which came back negative, or if a
physician has declared the person not to be contagious. Until the test has come
back negative the person is required to remain in their place of residence or
permanent place of stay;
6) the person is getting the everyday
essentials near their place of residence or place of stay because it is
otherwise impossible;
7) the person is outdoors and completely
avoids contact with other persons;
8) for the performance of urgent duties,
acquiring an education or due to a family occasion, the person returns to the
country from where the person arrived in Estonia provided up to 72 hours
before leaving Estonia the person took at least one test for the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19, the results of which came back negative, or if a
physician has declared the person not to be contagious.
The provisions of sub-clause 5) of this clause do not apply to a person
referred to in sub-clause 3) of clause 2.
[RT III, 01.04.2021, 2 – entry into force 05.04.2021]
31. [Repealed – RT III, 13.01.2021, 5 – entry into force 15.01.2021]
4. The provisions of clauses 1 through 3 do not apply to asymptomatic
persons:
1) who are employees of a diplomatic mission or a consular post of a foreign
country or the Republic of Estonia or their family members or holders of an
Estonian diplomatic passport;
2) who arrive in the Republic of Estonia in the framework of international
military cooperation;
3) who are members of foreign delegations arriving in the Republic of Estonia
for the performance of duties on the invitation of a state or local authority;
4) who are directly involved in transporting goods and raw products, including
loading of goods or raw products, and who arrive in Estonia for the performance
of duties;
5) who arrive in Estonia for the purpose of providing health services or
other services necessary for responding to an emergency;
6) who are directly involved in international carriage of goods and passengers,
including a crew member and a ship’s crew member servicing an international
means of transport and a person performing repairs or warranty or maintenance
work on such a means of transport, and who arrive in Estonia for the performance
of duties;
7) whose purpose for arriving in the Republic of Estonia is directly related
to the provision of passenger transport services and who are servicing travel
groups;
8) whose purpose for arriving in the Republic of Estonia is related to
ensuring the continuity of a vital service;
9) who are using the territory of the Republic of Estonia for immediate
transit;
10) who are nationals, residents or long-stay visa holders of a Member
State of the European Union or a Schengen Member State or an EEA country or
the Swiss Confederation or the Principality of Andorra or the Principality of
Monaco or the Republic of San Marino or the Vatican City State (Holy See) or
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or their family members
and who arrive in the Republic of Estonia from said countries and who have been
in one or several of said countries 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 countries
for the past 14 days is equal to or less than 150. The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs publishes information on the morbidity rates by country on its website;
11) who are persons referred to in sub-clause 10) or persons who are
residents of a third country, according to the laws of that country, which is
on the European Union green list and who arrive in Estonia from said country,
provided the cumulative number of positive tests for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
causing COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants in said country for the past 14 days
is equal to or less than 16;
[RT III, 01.04.2021, 2 – entry into force 05.04.2021]
12) who arrive from a third country that is not on the European Union green
list and if in the country from where they arrive and under whose laws they
are deemed to be its residents or are deemed to stay there legally the cumulative
number of positive tests for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 per
100,000 inhabitants for the past 14 days is equal to or less than 16 and
if the above information is available for that country and there is no high
risk of the virus spreading in that country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
publishes this information on its website;
[RT III, 01.04.2021, 2 – entry into force 05.04.2021]
13) who cross the state border between the Republic of Estonia and the
Republic of Latvia at least twice a week for the purpose of urgent cross-border
work or studies, provided the relevant person has taken at least one test for
the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 during the past seven days and the
results of that test have come back negative or a physician has declared the
person not to be contagious;
[RT III, 30.04.2021, 1 – entry into force 03.05.2021]
14) 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 provided they will not go beyond the borders of the administrative
territory of the local authorities of Valga and Valka, respectively.
[RT III, 30.04.2021, 1 – entry into force 03.05.2021]
41.[Repealed – RT III, 09.10.2020, 1 – entry into force 12.10.2020]
42. [Repealed – RT III, 01.04.2021, 2 – entry into force 05.04.2021]
43. [Repealed – RT III, 30.04.2021, 1 – entry into force 03.05.2021]
44. [Repealed – RT III, 13.01.2021, 5 – entry into force 15.01.2021]
45. [Repealed – RT III, 01.04.2021, 2 – entry into force 05.04.2021]
5. [Repealed – RT III, 04.09.2020, 1 – entry into force 04.09.2020]
6. [Repealed – RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force 01.02.2021]
61. The
10-calendar-day requirement to remain in one’s place of residence or permanent
place of stay and the requirements for being tested for the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19, as referred to in this Order, are not applied if a
person:
1) suffered from COVID-19
and no more than six months have passed since the person was declared healthy
by a physician;
2) has been vaccinated against
COVID-19 and no more than six months have passed since the day of last
vaccination.
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 –
entry into force 01.02.2021]
7. Public
events, sports competitions and sports and exercise events if the requirements
established for the participants differ from those set out in this Order are
allowed on the following conditions:
[RT III,
08.01.2021, 1 – entry into force
11.01.2021]
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
10-calendar-day requirement to remain in one’s place of residence or permanent
place of stay and the requirements for being tested for the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19, as referred to in this Order, are not applied to
persons performing at a public event referred to in clause 7 or persons
directly involved in carrying out such an event or persons 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. The Health Board shall establish necessary restrictions on the freedom
of movement of said persons.
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 –
entry into force 01.02.2021]
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. 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.
[RT III, 22.04.2021, 1 – entry into force 03.05.2021]
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.
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
9. Customers
may be and move around in indoor 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.
[RT III, 03.12.2020, 1 –
entry into force 05.12.2020]
91. Customers may be and move around in catering establishments’
sales and seating areas if the following requirements are met:
1) up to six 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 six persons does not apply to families;
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force 01.02.2021]
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;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 – entry into force 24.11.2020]
2) the service provider ensures that from 21:00 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;
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force 01.02.2021]
21) the service provider ensures that the occupancy of the catering
establishment’s sales or seating area is no more than 50%;
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
3) the service provider ensures the availability of disinfectants;
[RT III, 12.11.2020, 5 – entry into force 16.11.2020]
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.
[RT III, 12.11.2020, 5 –
entry into force 16.11.2020]
10. Customers
may be and move around in places where leisure services are provided if the
following requirements are met:
1) up to six 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 six persons does
not apply to families;
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force
01.02.2021]
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;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
2) the service provider ensures that indoors the occupancy of the place of
provision of service is no more than 50% and the number of customers is no
higher than 200 people and that outdoors the number of customers is no
higher than 250 people and people are scattered;
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
3) the service provider
ensures that from 21:00 to 06:00 the only persons 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;
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 –
entry into force 01.02.2021]
4) the service provider
ensures the availability of disinfectants;
[RT III, 12.11.2020, 5 –
entry into force 16.11.2020]
5) the service provider
ensures compliance with the disinfection requirements according to instructions
from the Health Board.
[RT III, 12.11.2020, 5 –
entry into force 16.11.2020]
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.
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
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:
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 –
entry into force 01.02.2021]
1) the number of attendees
up to 400 people is ensured;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 28.11.2020]
2) the organiser of an
indoor event ensures up to 50% attendance capacity and that people are
scattered when seated;
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force
01.02.2021]
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;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 – entry
into force 24.11.2020]
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;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
5) the organiser of an event
ensures the availability of disinfectants;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
6) the organiser of an event
ensures compliance with the disinfection requirements according to instructions
from the Health Board.
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
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) the organiser of a
meeting ensures numbered seats for attendees in an indoor meeting and that
attendees are scattered when seated. 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;
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 –
entry into force 01.02.2021]
2) the organiser of an indoor meeting ensures up to 50% attendance capacity
and the number of attendees no higher than 200 people;
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
3) the organiser of an outdoor meeting ensures that the number of attendees
is no higher than 250 people and people are scattered;
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
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;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
41) the organiser
of a meeting ensures that from 21:00 to 06:00 the only persons at the venue are
the proprietor or their representative, employees, persons involved in
emergency work or persons necessary for economic servicing of the
establishment;
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 –
entry into force 01.02.2021]
5) the organiser of a
meeting ensures the availability of disinfectants;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
6) the organiser of a
meeting ensures compliance with the disinfection requirements according to
instructions from the Health Board.
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
14. People
may not be or move around in public saunas, spas, swimming pools or water
parks. This restriction does not apply to the proprietor of a place of
provision of service or their representative, employees, persons involved in
emergency work or persons necessary for economic servicing of the place,
professional sports activities within the competitions system of a sports
federation, including members of and candidates for Estonian adult and youth
teams, activities related to the military defence or internal security of the
state, activities of disabled persons, including provision of social or
occupational rehabilitation services, or indispensable services that are used
to ensure people’s personal hygiene. In public saunas, spas, swimming pools and
water parks, people may be and move around in sales and seating areas of
catering establishments in said venues on the conditions provided for in
clause 91 and in service providers’ service points in said
venues on the conditions provided for in clause 9 and for using
accommodation services or for engaging in sports and training on the conditions
provided for in clause 18.
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
15. Public
events are allowed only if the following requirements are met:
1) the organiser of an event
ensures numbered seats for attendees at an indoor public event and that
attendees are scattered when seated. 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;
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 –
entry into force 01.02.2021]
2) the organiser of an indoor event ensures that the occupancy is no more
than 50% and the number of attendees is no higher than 200 people;
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
3) the organiser of an outdoor event ensures that the number of attendees
is no higher than 250 people and people are scattered;
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
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;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
41) the organiser
of an event ensures that attendees are not at the venue from 21:00 to 06:00;
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 –
entry into force 01.02.2021]
5) the organiser of an event
ensures the availability of disinfectants;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
6) the organiser of an event
ensures compliance with the disinfection requirements according to instructions
from the Health Board.
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
16. Public religious services and other public religious rites
are allowed only if the following requirements are met:
1) the organiser ensures numbered
seats for attendees at an indoor event and that attendees are scattered when
seated. 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;
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 –
entry into force 01.02.2021]
2) [repealed – RT
III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force 01.02.2021]
3) it is ensured that indoor occupancy does not exceed 50% and the number
of attendees is no higher than 200 people;
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
4) the organiser of an outdoor event ensures that the
number of attendees is no higher than 250 people and people are scattered;
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
5) 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;
6) the availability of disinfectants is ensured;
7) compliance with the disinfection requirements
according to instructions from the Health Board is ensured.
[RT III, 23.12.2020, 1 – entry into force 24.12.2020]
17. Engaging
in sports, training, youth work, hobby activities, hobby education and
refresher training outdoors are only allowed if the following requirements are
met:
1) it is ensured that the number of attendees is no higher than
250 people who must be divided into groups of no more than 50, including
the instructor, and that there is no contact between groups. This restriction
does not apply to families and in cases when said requirements cannot be
reasonably ensured;
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
2) the availability of
disinfectants is ensured;
3) compliance with the
disinfection requirements according to instructions from the Health Board is
ensured.
The requirements referred to in sub-clause 1) do not apply
to activities carried out under national curriculum, professional sports
activities within the competitions system of a sports federation, including
members of and candidates for Estonian adult and youth teams and team sport
players in championship leagues, activities related to the military defence or
internal security of the state, or activities of disabled persons, including
provision of social or occupational rehabilitation services.
[RT III,
08.01.2021, 1 – entry into force
11.01.2021]
18. Engaging in sports, training, youth work, hobby activities,
hobby education and refresher training indoors are only allowed if the
following requirements are met:
1) it is ensured that only individual activities or
individual training take place, including the instructor or trainer, and at
least two metres of distance is kept from others. Group activities and group
training are not allowed, except when such activities or training are carried
out in a pre-school child care institution with children or pupils in the same
group who, according to this Order, are not subject to the restriction on being
and moving around in study buildings and who study in one and the same class.
This restriction of individual activities or individual training does not apply
to families and in cases when said requirements cannot be reasonably ensured;
2) it is ensured that the occupancy does not exceed 50%
and the number of participants is no higher than 200 people;
3) a mask is worn. 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.
The requirements referred to in sub-clauses 1) and 2) do
not apply to professional sports activities within a competitions system,
including members of and candidates for Estonian adult and youth teams and team
sport players in championship and premier leagues, activities related to the
military defence or internal security of the state, or activities of disabled
persons, including provision of social or occupational rehabilitation services
and Astangu Vocational Rehabilitation Centre.
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
19. Sports competitions and sports and exercise events are
allowed only if the following requirements are met:
1) only championship and premier league teams
participating in the competitions system of sports federations, professional
athletes, and members of and candidates for Estonian adult and youth teams may
take part in indoor sports competitions and sports and exercise events, and the
occupancy of the venue for sports competitions and sports and exercise events
may not exceed 50% and the number of attendees may be no higher than
200 people;
2) the organiser of an event or a competition ensures
that outdoor sports competitions and sports and exercise events are attended by
no more than 250 people who must be divided into groups of no more than
50, including the instructor, and that there is no contact between groups. This
restriction does not apply to families and in cases when said requirements
cannot be reasonably ensured;
3) no spectators are allowed;
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 activities or for other
significant reasons;
5) the organiser of an event ensures that attendees are
not at the venue from 22:00 to 06:00;
6) the organiser of a competition ensures the
availability of disinfectants;
7) the organiser of a competition ensures compliance
with the disinfection requirements according to instructions from the Health
Board.
The requirements referred to in sub-clauses 1), 2) and 5)
do not apply to students of general education schools who, according to this
Order, may be in study buildings, activities related to the military defence or
internal security of the state, or activities of disabled persons, including
provision of social or occupational rehabilitation services. The requirements
referred to in sub-clauses 2) and 5) do not apply to professional sports
activities within the competitions system of a sports federation, including
members of and candidates for Estonian adult and youth teams and team sport
players in championship and premier leagues.
[RT III, 19.02.2021, 7 – entry into force 22.02.2021]
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;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
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;
[RT III, 23.11.2020, 1 –
entry into force 24.11.2020]
2) the service provider
ensures the availability of disinfectants;
21) the service
provider ensures compliance with the disinfection requirements according to
instructions from the Health Board.
[RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 –
entry into force 01.02.2021]
3) [repealed – RT
III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force 01.02.2021]
4) [repealed – RT
III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force 01.02.2021]
5) [repealed – RT
III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force 01.02.2021]
6) [repealed – RT
III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force 01.02.2021]
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.
[RT III, 14.09.2020, 1 –
entry into force 14.09.2020]
202. [Repealed – RT III, 16.01.2021, 1 – entry into force 18.01.2021]
203. [Repealed – RT III, 16.01.2021, 1 – entry into force 18.01.2021]
204. [Repealed – RT III, 08.01.2021, 1 – entry into force 11.01.2021]
205. [Repealed – RT III, 08.01.2021, 1 – entry into force 11.01.2021]
206. [Repealed – RT III, 08.01.2021, 1 – entry into force 11.01.2021]
207. [Repealed – RT III, 08.01.2021, 1 – entry into force 11.01.2021]
208. [Repealed – RT III, 16.01.2021, 1 – entry into force 25.01.2021]
209. [Repealed – RT III, 16.01.2021, 1 – entry into force 01.02.2021]
2010. [Repealed – RT III, 29.12.2020, 1 – entry into force 30.12.2020]
2011. [Repealed – RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force 01.02.2021]
2012. [Repealed – RT III, 30.01.2021, 4 – entry into force 03.02.2021]
2013. Students may be in study buildings, used for
learning purposes, of general education schools, vocational educational
institutions, institutions of professional higher education and universities
only when:
1) learning takes place in general
education schools in grades 1 through 4, 9 and 12 and for students of vocational
educational institutions who will be taking their national examinations in the
academic year 2020/2021;
[RT III, 29.04.2021, 1 – entry into force 03.05.2021]
2) students require educational support
services or, according to their teacher, consultations for achieving learning
outcomes or when they engage in practical studies or take exams or tests;
3) people are scattered in classrooms
considering the nature of activities and outside classrooms the requirements
set out in clause 81 are complied with;
4) the requirements for wearing a mask set
out in clause 82 are complied with;
5) the availability of disinfectants and compliance with the disinfection
requirements according to instructions from the Health Board are ensured.
The requirements referred to in this clause
do not apply to students who receive enhanced support or special support or to
educational institutions adapted for them or to activities of disabled persons.
[RT III, 22.04.2021, 1 – entry into force 03.05.2021]
2014. Up to and including 16 May 2021 the provisions of clauses 9 through 11 and 13 through 20 of this Order do not apply and until said time the following measures and restrictions are applied:
[RT III, 06.05.2021, 3 – entry into force 10.05.2021]
1) engaging in sports, training, youth work, hobby activities, hobby education
and refresher training indoors are allowed if two people participate, including
the instructor, and if at least two metres of distance is kept from other persons.
Group activities and group training are prohibited. This restriction does not
apply to families and in cases when said requirements cannot be reasonably ensured.
It must be ensured that occupancy does not exceed 25% and the requirements for
wearing a mask provided for in clause 82 must be met, and
the availability of disinfectants and compliance with the disinfection requirements
according to instructions from the Health Board shall be ensured. The restriction
on groups and occupancy set out in this sub-clause does not apply to activities
carried out in a pre-school child care institution with children or pupils in
the same group who, according to clause 2013, are not subject
to the restriction on being and moving around in study buildings and who study
in one and the same group or class. The restriction does also not apply to professional
sports activities within the competitions system of a sports federation, including
members of and candidates for Estonian adult and youth teams and team sport
athletes in premier and championship leagues, activities related to the military
defence or internal security of the state, refresher training and related examinations
necessary for obtaining a temporary certificate in proof of acquisition of a
qualification, or activities of disabled persons, including provision of social
or occupational rehabilitation services and Astangu Vocational Rehabilitation
Centre;
2) engaging in sports, training, youth work, hobby activities, hobby education
and refresher training are allowed outdoors if it is ensured that the number
of participants is no higher than 10 people in a group, including instructor,
and that there is no contact with other groups. This restriction does not apply
to families. The restriction does also not apply to professional sports activities
within the competitions system of a sports federation, members of and candidates
for Estonian adult and youth teams or team sport athletes in premier and championship
leagues, activities related to the military defence or internal security of
the state, refresher training and related examinations necessary for obtaining
a temporary certificate in proof of acquisition of a qualification, or activities
of disabled persons, including provision of social or occupational rehabilitation
services;
3) outdoor sports competitions and sports and exercise events are allowed
only if the number of participants is no higher than 150 people, if it
is ensured that the number of participants is no higher than 10 people
in a group and that there is no contact with other groups, and the organiser
of an event ensures that attendees are not at the venue from 21:00 to 06:00.
No spectators are allowed;
4) sports competitions and sports and exercise events where the participants
are team sport athletes in premier and championship leagues, professional athletes
competing within the competitions system of a sports federation, members of
and candidates for Estonian adult and youth teams, or disabled persons or persons
to whom social or occupational rehabilitation services are provided are allowed
indoors only if the requirements provided for in clauses 81 and 82 are
complied with, and the total number of participants may be no higher than 100 people
and outdoors no higher than 200 people. The availability of disinfectants
and compliance with the disinfection requirements according to instructions
from the Health Board shall be ensured indoors. No spectators are allowed;
5) people may not be or move around in indoor public saunas, spas, swimming
pools or water parks, except for in sales and seating areas or service areas
of catering establishments in said venues on the conditions provided for in
sub-clause 8) of this clause and in service providers’ service points in
said venues on the conditions provided for in sub-clause 10) of this clause
and for engaging in sports and training on the conditions provided for in sub-clauses 1)
through 4) of this clause and also for using accommodation services. The availability
of disinfectants and compliance with the disinfection requirements according
to instructions from the Health Board shall be ensured indoors. It is allowed
to be and move around in outdoor public saunas, spas, swimming pools and water
parks if it is ensured that the number of participants is no higher than 10 people
in a group and the total number of participants is no higher than 150 people
and no person is at said venues from 21:00 to 06:00. The restriction on business
hours and on stay and movement does not apply to the proprietor of a place of
provision of service or their representative, employees, persons involved in
emergency work or persons necessary for economic servicing of the place as well
as indispensable services that are used to ensure people’s personal hygiene;
6) indoor public meetings, public events, including conferences, theatre
performances, concerts and film screenings and provision of entertainment services,
all with or without designated seats, are not allowed. Said activities are allowed
outdoors if it is ensured that the number of participants is no higher than
10 people in a group and the total number of participants is no higher
than 150 people and no person is at said venues from 21:00 to 06:00;
7) people may be and move around in indoor museums and exhibition facilities
and at public religious services and other public religious rites if compliance
with the requirements provided for in clauses 81 and 82 is
ensured and if no person is at said indoor venues from 19:00 to 06:00 and it
is ensured that indoor occupancy does not exceed 25% per room. Group activities
in museums and exhibition facilities are not allowed. Said activities are allowed
outdoors if it is ensured that the number of participants is no higher than
10 people in a group and the total number of participants is no higher
than 150 people and no person is at said venues from 21:00 to 06:00. The
restriction on group activities is not applied, in the framework of hobby activities
and hobby education, to children or pupils in the same group in a pre-school
child care institution who, according to clause 2013, are not
subject to the restriction on being and moving around in study buildings and
who study in one and the same class. The restriction on business hours, number
of people and occupancy set out in this sub-clause does not apply to organisers
or the proprietor of a place of provision of service or their representative,
employees, contractors, artists, persons involved in emergency work or persons
necessary for economic servicing of the place;
8) customers may not be or move around in catering establishments’ indoor
sales or service area, except for the purpose of takeaway or provision of delivery
or transport services if it is ensured that the requirements provided for in
clauses 81 and 82 and the requirement for
no higher than 25% occupancy are met. Customers may be and move around in outdoor
sales or service area if the service provider ensures that the sales or service
area occupancy is no higher than 50% and if it is ensured that the number of
people is no higher than 10 people at a table and from 21:00 to 06:00 people
are and move around in said places only for the purpose of takeaway or provision
of delivery or transport services. The restrictions on stay, movement, business
hours and occupancy set out in this sub-clause do not apply to the proprietor
of a place of provision of service or their representative, employees, contractors,
artists, persons involved in emergency work or persons necessary for economic
servicing of the place. The availability of disinfectants and compliance with
the disinfection requirements according to instructions from the Health Board
shall be ensured indoors and outdoors. The restrictions on stay, movement, business
hours and occupancy set out in this sub-clause do not apply on board of aircraft
used for international carriage of passengers. The restrictions on stay, movement,
business hours and occupancy do not apply to catering establishments’ sales
or seating area located inside the security restricted area of an international
airport and catering establishments’ sales or seating area located beyond the
boarding gates in the waiting area of a passenger terminal of an international
port and catering establishments’ sales or service area located on board vessels
servicing international routes. The restriction on being and moving around in
indoor catering establishments’ sales or service area and on business hours
thereof as set out in this sub-clause does not apply to petrol stations if the
service provider ensures that its customers will not consume any food or beverages
on the premises;
9) customers may be and move around in the sales area of stores and in
public spaces of commercial establishments located indoors if compliance with
the requirements provided for in clauses 81 and 82 is
ensured and occupancy is no higher than 25%. The restriction on occupancy provided
for in this sub-clause does not apply to the proprietor of a commercial establishment
or their representative, employees, persons involved in emergency work or persons
necessary for economic servicing of the place. The availability of disinfectants
to employees and customers and compliance with the disinfection requirements
according to instructions from the Health Board shall be ensured;
10) customers may be and move around in service providers’ service areas
if compliance with the requirements provided for in clauses 81 and
82 is ensured and occupancy does not exceed 25%. The service
provider shall ensure in its service areas the availability of disinfectants
to employees and customers and compliance with the disinfection requirements
according to instructions from the Health Board.
[RT III, 22.04.2021, 1 – entry into force 03.05.2021]
2015. The restrictions on persons being and moving around and
relevant measures provided for in this Order are not applied in study buildings
and other places of general education schools, vocational educational
institutions, institutions of professional higher education and universities
when state-organised immunisation is being carried out or when handling of
blood is being organised under the Blood Act. The organiser shall ensure
compliance with the requirements provided for in clauses 81 and 82,
the availability of disinfectants and compliance with the disinfection
requirements according to instructions from the Health Board.
[RT III, 01.04.2021, 2 – entry into force 05.04.2021]
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.
Reasons for the amendments made by the Government of the Republic Order No. 170 of 6 May 2021
This Order continues the measures and restrictions imposed so far for the protection of the life and health of people and overriding public interest, including for the protection of the continuity of the state, that are indispensable for preventing the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19.
§ 28 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia (hereinafter the Constitution) provides for everyone’s right to protection of his or her health. In this case the fundamental right protects different values. Firstly, people’s right to protection of their health by having the state do everything in its power to stop the spread of the virus. Also, public interest in avoiding increased spread of the virus and mass infections as well as overload of the health care system. In a situation where contact with other people poses a great risk of the virus spreading the state has an obligation to minimise the risk of infection, which also means that, for the purpose of achieving this objective, contact between people may be restricted in an appropriate manner.
The Constitution provides for rights and freedoms that the state is also required to ensure. The state may circumscribe the rights and freedoms set out in the Constitution considering the nature of the right or freedom in question and the conditions arising from the Constitution itself. For instance, under § 34 of the Constitution everyone whose presence in Estonian territory is lawful has the right to move freely in that territory and to choose freely where to reside. The right to move freely may be circumscribed in cases and pursuant to the procedure provided by law for the purpose of protecting the rights and freedoms of others and preventing the spread of a communicable disease, among others. It is justified to apply certain restrictions for preventing the spread of the virus causing COVID-19. Setting restrictions on rights and freedoms requires a fair balance between the objective sought by the restriction and the scope and effect of the restriction. Proportional restrictions necessary for stopping the virus are justified by the above compelling objectives.
Under § 28 (2), (5) and (6) of the Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control Actand considering § 28 (8) thereof, the Government of the Republic may take measures for preventing communicable diseases when the application of measures and restrictions for the prevention of an epidemic spread of communicable diseases has a significant effect on society or economy. The following preconditions must be met: it is an extremely dangerous communicable disease or a dangerous novel communicable disease; the Health Board has given the Government of the Republic information and a recommendation on a measure (obligation or restriction) on the basis of epidemiological, laboratory and clinical information; the measure is absolutely necessary for preventing the spread of the virus or in other words the requirement must be proportional and rational; the measure is temporary or in other words limited in time and it brings about a significant social or economic effect.
Various restrictions on the freedom of movement and various measures for preventing and stopping the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 have been established by the Government of the Republic Order No. 282 “Measures and restrictions necessary for preventing the spread of COVID-19” of 19 August 2020, which serve the purpose of reducing contact between people and preventing the spread of the virus. The spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is still wide in Estonia and the infection rates are high.
COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is an infectious disease that spreads from one person to another by way of infectious droplets, primarily upon close contact with an infectious person. This means that a person can contract the virus when in close contact with an infected person or through contaminated surfaces or, for example, hands. The virus spreads faster in poorly ventilated indoor spaces and people in risk groups (including older people) are in greater risk of the disease becoming serious or of complications or of needing hospital treatment.
As per 5 May 2021, the ratio of positive tests in the past 14 days to 100,000 inhabitants is 363.21. On 30 March 2021 the same indicator was 1364.21. As per 5 May 2021, according to the Health Board, the intensity of morbidity is high in Estonia and the spread of the virus is wide. The basic reproduction number R, or the infection coefficient, remains steady at around 0.9 across Estonia. The infection coefficient has started climbing up in all regions. The morbidity growth rate is decreasing and stabilisation in morbidity and a slight increase can be expected in the near future. Considering the changed restrictions as of 3 May 2021, people’s decreased sense of danger1 and increased risk behaviour, the Health Board finds that it is very likely that the basic reproduction number R will rise above 1 again soon.
This Order extends the restrictions on public events, entertainment, being at catering establishments, engaging in sports and training and other activities and areas of activity until 16 May 2021. The restrictions are extended in consideration of the fact that the coronavirus is still spreading widely in Estonia and the risk of infection is still high. The risk of the spread of the virus increasing is presumably higher due to the changes in the restrictions pertaining to being in educational institutions and other changes that took effect on 3 May 2021 which increase contact between people, thereby lowering social sense of danger. The first negative effect of the changes that took effect on 3 May 2021 on the infection figures will be revealed no earlier than within a week, but the full impact can be seen within three weeks. Therefore, restrictions must be applied considering the possible negative effect of the changes in restrictions that took effect on 3 May 2021.
When looking at different areas of activity and different activities separately, none of them, compared to others, will result in a significantly higher risk than currently present as to the spread of the coronavirus but taken and applied as a whole they will amplify the effects brought about by other activities and will therefore increase the risk of infection. For the purposes of decreasing the risk of infection the Government of the Republic seeks to ease the restrictions step by step, having also regard to the possible negative effect of the aforesaid changes in restrictions as of 3 May 2021 on the spread of the virus. Subsequent decisions about restrictions and measures will be made no later than before 16 May 2021.
When imposing restrictions and measures the Government of Republic assesses the risks of the spread of the coronavirus in a universal manner and considers all areas that the restrictions and measures affect. Even if from a regional or area perspective or from the perspective of an individual it may seem that a specific activity carries a low risk, this may prove untrue in reality. If an activity that carries a risk of infection results in significantly higher coronavirus rates or an epidemic spread, considering various new mutations of the virus, this means expenses for the health care system, employers and other people that, as a rule, are covered by society as a whole. Currently there is also no justified expectation that the risk caused by the spread of the virus has completely passed. In crisis management the Government of the Republic imposes restrictions and measures based on public interest. Right now the public interest is to avoid all of the above risks. Those risks can only be avoided if the spread of the virus is under control along with the restrictions and measures imposed. All restrictions and measures as well as decisions for changing them must be viewed as a whole.
The reasons for the measures and restrictions are set out in the Order and the explanatory memorandum to the Order.
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. 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.
The explanatory memorandum to the Order is available on the website kriis.ee.
1 Research and analyses | Ministry of Social Affairs (sm.ee).