Covid Sweden, intensive care to collapse- Corriere.it

The intensive care units in hospitals in the region of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, reached 99% of its capacity on Tuesday, for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, including patients with Covid-19 and not.

This was reported by some Swedish media – da Local sweden a Swedish newspaper -, specifying that on Wednesday there were 83 patients with Covid-19 in intensive care rooms in the region, a slight decrease from the 89 on Tuesday. There are approximately 160 places in intensive care in the region. The regional director of health, Björn Eriksson, has launched a request for help requesting that medical personnel be sent from other regions as, given the situation, there is an overload of work for the Stockholm staff. “We need help,” he said.

As is well known, Sweden is one of the few countries that has never imposed a blockade. There are currently some restrictions across the country, including a maximum limit of eight diners in bars and restaurants and a ban on the sale of alcohol after 10 p.m., while distance education has been imposed during the last years of the school. high school.. There is an exhortation for all to limit personal contacts outside the family as much as possible and to resort to smart work as much as possible.

The country, which has just over 10 million inhabitants, publishes data on the pandemic only twice a week. There were 18,820 new infections and 133 deaths yesterday compared to Friday, for a total of 297,732 infections and 7,200 deaths.