Government Order No. 76 of 2020 on Declaration of Emergency Situation in the Administrative Territory of the Republic of Estonia

This order provides that the Government of the Republic declares an emergency situation in connection with the pandemic spread of the corona virus causing the COVID-19 disease throughout the world. The order also provides for the identification of the spread of the virus in Estonia, the likelihood of the expansion of the spread of the virus, the resulting risk of mass contraction of the virus and the need to implement the governance arrangements provided for in Division 2 of Chapter 4 of the Emergency Act. The emergency caused by the spread of the virus cannot be resolved without applying the governance arrangements provided for in the Emergency Act. The order then designates the administrative territory of the Republic of Estonia as the emergency situation zone; and puts the Prime Minister in charge of the emergency situation.