Finland's government extended and tightened border controls restricting travel to and from the country until May 13 in order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, Reuters reported.

“The government's aim is to further reduce movement in the inherent commute area across the borders with Sweden and Norway,” Finland's government said in a statement.

Finland had recorded 2,176 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths by Tuesday, while neighbouring Sweden's numbers stood at 7,206 and 477 deaths, according to a Reuters tally.

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