By Section 58(1) of the Infectious Diseases Act, the Regional State Administrative Agency for Eastern Finland has prohibited, in the municipalities of its area of jurisdiction, all public events and general meetings, both indoors and outdoors, which have more than 20 people attending. The order is in effect from 23 December 2020 to 22 January 2021 and it is applied to both Joensuu and Kuopio.
In accordance with the Regional State Administrative Agency’s decision, all teaching and events on both campuses must be organised so that no more than 20 people at a time are present in the same room.
The University of Eastern Finland follows with the orders given by the Regional State Administrative Agency. The Regional State Administrative Agency issues orders for one month at a time.