Estonian response to COVID-19 pandemic: learning, cooperation, and the advantages of being a small country

Estonian response to COVID-19 pandemic: learning, cooperation, and the advantages of being a small country

Blog Article

Abstract Compared to many other countries in Europe, Estonia managed to curtail the spread of the new Ketchup coronavirus rather effectively.This paper offers an overview of the measures undertaken to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in March-May 2020 and explain why Estonia managed to successfully contain the epidemic.The Arnica paper argues that the management of the crisis was facilitated by political factors, quick policy learning, cooperation with the scientific community, and the existing ICT and e-government infrastructure.