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Tegnell was asked why an increase in death rates was “inevitable” in Sweden, but not in Norway.
94 people have been reported dead with COVID-19 infection in Sweden since Friday.
During the weekend, 17,265 new cases of infection were also registered. The total now stands at 225,560, figures from the Public Health Authority show.
– In Sweden we now have many cases per week. We have a wide dissemination. Many regions are badly affected, Tegnell says.
– It may seem that it is starting to flatten out and may be a consequence of local measures, but it is important to remember that we are widely publicized.
Why in Sweden and not in Norway?
One of those who put Tegnell against the wall and drew parallels with Norway towards the end of the press conference was a journalist for the major British newspaper Financial Times.
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– You said, I think it was last week, that an increase in the number of deaths in Sweden was inevitable. If I count what has been reported in the last 11 days, there have been 336 deaths in Sweden. This is more than Norway has reported during the pandemic. Why isn’t it inevitable in Norway, while it is in Sweden?
Tegnell responded as follows:
– It’s about the spread you have in society. If we look at European countries with a lot of spread in society, as we see in countries like Sweden and Great Britain, like Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria, even in Germany now, then the trend is increasing in terms of the number of deaths . This is what we see in a pandemic, that when you have an infection throughout society, death is, to some extent, inevitable, unfortunately. So far, Norway has managed to limit infection in some parts of the country, and this clearly means that a smaller part of the population is at risk of becoming infected.
Watch the start of Tuesday’s press conference here:
Tegnell took advantage of the press conference to emphasize the importance of limiting the infection in the future:
– Due to the high levels and stress in the healthcare system that we are beginning to see, it is important to work together to flatten the curve, Tegnell said.
According to Thomas Lindén, from the National Board of Health and Welfare, 441 of the 1,065 respirators in the country have been used: 192 of the 441 patients are infected with covid-19.
No evidence of herd immunity
When asked by Swedish radio about herd immunity, and that every third Stockholm resident has tested positive for antibodies, Tegnell answered the following:
– The issue of herd immunity is difficult. We do not see signs of immunity in the population that is holding back the infection at this time.
The proportion dying after being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 has dropped to more than half from March to October, figures from the National Board of Health and Welfare show, according to Expressen. In March, 20 percent of those hospitalized died after 14 days. By October, the figure had fallen to 8.7 percent.
Questions about vaccines
TV4 asks if the approaching vaccines will change the authorities’ strategy:
– In the short term – no. In the long term, it will be part of the strategy, the vaccine is an important part of protecting vulnerable groups in society, Tegnell says, but adds that this will not happen until next year.
Present were state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, Thomas Lindén from the National Board of Health and Welfare and Svante Werger from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.
A week ago, the accumulation of more than eight people in Sweden was prohibited. Throughout this weekend, guests at the Swedish bar had to make do with the alcohol service ending at 10pm.
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