HELSINKI- Finland's government said on Thursday it would lift its restrictions on opening hours for restaurants serving mainly food but kept stricter rules on bars and nightclubs in place, as the COVID-19 pandemic showed signs of slowing down in the Nordic country.
Earlier on Thursday, Finnish health authorities said the earlier rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases had levelled off and the numbers even seemed to be decreasing slightly.
(Reporting by Anne Kauranen; Editing by Alison Williams) ((anne.kauranen@thomsonreuters.com; +358925166112;))
