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What are the rules for providers of hobby activities and informal education?

Starting from February 22, 2021 it is allowed to engage in sports, training, youth work, hobby activities, informal education and refresher training under the following conditions:

Outdoors:

the number of participants may not exceed 250 persons who must be in groups of no more than 10 persons, including the instructor, and it must be ensured that there is no contact with other groups. The restriction does not apply to families moving around or staying together, or if these conditions cannot be reasonably ensured;
it is ensured that disinfectants are available and the disinfection requirements set out by the guidelines of the Health Board are followed.

Indoors:

it is ensured that only individual activities or individual training, including a coach, take place, and at least a 2-meter distance is kept with others. All group activities are prohibited. The restriction of individual activities or individual training does not apply to families moving around or staying together, or if these conditions cannot be reasonably ensured;
it is ensured that the occupancy of the venue does not exceed 50%;
the number of participants is up to 200 people;
a mask is worn indoors. This obligation does not extend to children under the age of 12 or if wearing a mask is not possible due to health considerations, the nature of the work or activities, or for some other substantial reason;
it is ensured that disinfectants are available and the disinfection requirements set out by the guidelines of the Health Board are followed.

Sports competitions, and sports and exercise events are allowed only if the following conditions have been met:

indoor sports competitions, and sports and exercise events may be attended only by the teams of the highest national divisions, professional athletes and members and candidates of Estonian national adult and youth teams participating in the competition system of a sports federation, the room occupancy cannot exceed 50% and the number of participants 200 persons;
outdoor sports competitions, sports and exercise events may be attended provided that the number of participants is limited to 250 persons;
spectators are not allowed;
the organiser of the event ensures that participants are not present at the event venue between 22.00 and 06.00.

The restrictions are not applied to students of general education schools who may stay and move around in a school building or a pre-school childcare institution if the activity or training is carried out with the same class or with children who are permanently together, or to professional sports activities taking place within a competition system, including for members and candidates of Estonian national adult and youth teams and players of teams in the highest national divisions, activities related to military defence and internal security of the state and activities of persons with disabilities, including the provision of social and occupational rehabilitation services and Astangu Vocational Rehabilitation Centre.

Last updated: 25.02.2021 13:57

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The restrictions on hobby activities from February 22. How should it be read if only individual activities are allowed but the maximum number of participants can be 200? Can several individual activities take place in one room spaced 2 metres apart?

That is correct. Starting from February 22, 2021 only individual activities or individual training are allowed, including with an instructor or a partner, and a 2-metre distance must be kept with other persons. Several individual activities can take place in one room but it must be ensured that the occupancy of the room does not exceed 50% and the number of participants is not more than 200.

Last updated: 22.02.2021 10:01

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Does the combination of the 2 + 2 rule and the maximum permitted number of 200 participants mean that a hobby or workout class may be attended by up to 200 people at a time?

No. The purpose of all of the restrictions is to reduce close contact between people, which is why the main theme of the latest restrictions is the prohibition of group activities. Contact activities may be conducted individually with an instructor or online. Holding organised group workout classes is prohibited. A workout class that has an instructor leading more than one instructee and that starts at the same time in the same place is a group workout class.

Because there exist some individual activities that are performed on one's own in a very large space (such as a sports hall), the order also calls for additional compliance with the 2 + 2 rule, the 50% capacity requirement in indoor spaces, and the 200 person limit. The latter was added because no upper limit had previously been established regarding the number of people performing activities subject to the 2 + 2 rule in a single large indoor space.

Last updated: 25.02.2021 13:31

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