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As recently as last week, the Swedish Public Health Agency instructed residents of the northern Uppsala region to avoid public transport and not to meet people from other households for at least two weeks.
The same instructions are given for the southern Skåne region, but for a period of three weeks. Health officials have also warned people to avoid gatherings and cultural events and to go as little as possible to closed spaces such as shops, museums, libraries and gyms.
Although other countries introduce mandatory restrictive measures to control the second wave of the virus, in Sweden the measures are only of an advisory nature and are not legally binding.
“It’s a tough fall and it’s likely to get worse before it’s over,” epidemiologist Anders Tegnell told a news conference. “Last week, the number of new cases increased by 70% compared to the previous week, the most we have ever seen.”
According to the epidemiologist, they are currently discussing with local authorities about the possible extension of the recommendations to the rest of the country.
Sweden broke away from other European countries in the spring and did not introduce universal quarantine, but relied on the personal responsibility of the population. Although polls show that the majority of Swedes support this strategy, it has still received much criticism both domestically and internationally.
On Tuesday, 10.3 million. So far 115,785 COVID-19 cases and 5,918 virus-related deaths have been confirmed in a country with a population of.
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