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On Friday, 7,240 new cases of infection were reported in Sweden, which is a record for one day.
Sweden has been hit hard by the current corona pandemic and more than 6,400 deaths have so far been recorded. A total of 208,295 Swedes are infected with the virus.
In the last two weeks, the number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants has been 562.
More than 250,000 were tested last week, and 12.9 percent of them tested positive.
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Worst
In a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Sweden fares worse on several points.
The report addresses the development of the pandemic in the 35 member countries of the OECD.
According to the organization, Sweden is the worst country to reduce the so-called R number, the number that shows how many people a person with coronary heart disease continues to infect. While it took Malta 11 days to get reproduction figures below 1, it took Sweden a full 58 days, writes Aftonbladet. In Norway it took 27 days.
The EU average was 34 days.
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell thinks the report is interesting.
– I think it’s great that the material is produced, and then more discussion is needed about what it really means. Quickly get below the R number, for example. Those who try less get faster results than those who try a lot, he tells journalist Emanuel Karlsten.
– Can’t compare
Sweden also fares worse when it comes to reducing population movements, or getting the population to isolate itself.
While Spain reduced population movements by 33 percent, Sweden did so by only seven percent. For Norway, the figure is 11.9 percent.
– The figures of the different countries cannot be compared, says Tegnell according to Danish TV 2.
Our Swedish neighbors also fare poorly when it comes to reducing treatment time in hospital intensive care units.
New measures
In recent days, various national and local measures have been introduced to overcome the spread of the infection.
Gatherings of more than eight people will be prohibited on Tuesday. The only exception are funerals and funerals, where up to 20 people can be present.
The ban applies to everything from religious gatherings to dance events and cultural and sporting events.
Bars must stop serving alcohol by 10 pm and cannot remain open after 10:30 pm. This ban will apply until the end of February.
