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– Christmas should be celebrated differently this year, we have to persevere a little longer, said Löfven when he presented new measures for Sweden.
- The maximum number in a group in restaurants and the like is reduced to four people. Previously, the maximum number was eight in public places.
- Alcohol service is prohibited from 8:00 p.m. on December 24
- There will be a maximum number of stores and gyms, but the number was not disclosed. They can close this completely if the number is not followed.
- They recommend face masks at certain times on public transport starting January 7.
- High schools will be homeschooled through January 24, 2021.
- All government activities that are not necessary will be closed until January 24. These include baths, sports halls, museums, and the like.
- Everyone who may have it is encouraged to work from home office until January 24th.
The government encourages the commercial booth to have NO additional offers during the Christmas weekend.
Today, the Swedish authorities report 100 new deaths. A total of 7,993 people in Sweden have died after becoming infected with COVID-19.
The pressure on intensive care units is tremendous.
The infection in Sweden is far worse than the worst-case scenario from state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell.
Advice on bandages
The Swedish Public Health Agency has so far not recommended face masks. Several journalists asked what had changed since they now recommend it in public transport.
– We have never been negative about it, but the risk has been that it should be a shortcut rather than the most important thing that is to keep your distance. We don’t think it has a very large effect, but where distance is not possible, we see it as an additional effect, replied Johan Carlson, head of the Public Health Authority.
You will not be punished if you do not have a mask, it is only a recommendation from the authorities.
The authorities were also asked why austerity measures have not come sooner.
– You have to remember that this has a disadvantage. Much of what is now being closed, such as sports halls and swimming pools, promotes health, Carlson responded.
Elite athletes are exempt from the restrictions.
Review
The Prime Minister was asked if this is an acknowledgment that Sweden’s strategy has been too “kind”.
– We must propose measures based on the current situation. Now we judge him to make the situation so serious that we have to make this decision, replied Löfven.
He added that premature restrictions could lead to the population not wanting to follow them.
On Thursday, the prime minister received several critical questions from the press after the number of infections and deaths soared.
He was also asked if the situation could have political consequences and was pressured to assume his own position.
– Confidence in us is something that others can comment on. We work hard every day. I trust my ministers. If anyone wants to ask questions about my confidence, they can, Löfven replied.
On Tuesday, Tegnell was criticized when the Swedish Crown Commission presented its first interim report. King Carl Gustaf has also criticized the handling of the Swedish crown.
The king stated in an interview with SVT that Sweden had failed.
Löfven was pressured on Thursday if this was perceived as criticism of the government. The prime minister did not think so.
He interpreted that what the king said was the number of dead, something that everyone agrees is high.
– It has failed, we cannot see it otherwise, that’s how I interpret it, said Löfven.
