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The crisis sociology research group of the University of Tartu Institute of Social Studies and European researchers studied how the care organisations of nine European countries coped during the coronavirus crisis, showing their resilience in providing support to people who had fallen into economic difficulties during the crisis or were already in a vulnerable situation.

This year’s first stage of the study on the prevalence of coronavirus in Estonia led by the University of Tartu starts today. The study stage is conducted until 24 January and assesses the prevalence of the coronavirus and its antibodies in the adult population. Among other things, it will give a more precise overview of the prevalence of the Omicron strain.

From the beginning of 2022, the Health Board will carry out regular wastewater monitoring. The results can be found here. The study “Building up the early warning surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 based on waste water analysis” Researchers of the University of Tartu created an early warning surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 based on waste water analysis.

The University of Tartu supports its researchers in research-related tasks, from writing project proposals to reporting and data management planning.