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– There is a trend to a new wave in Europe. There are many signs that a new wave of infection is spreading, Anders Tegnell said during Saturday’s press conference, writes Expressen.
In country after country, strict measures have been put in place to prevent the spread of the virus. Despite this, the number of cases of infection has skyrocketed, hospitals have been filled to the brim and deaths of patients with Covid-19 have increased in several countries.
Horribilis dose
In early 2021, many have hoped the pandemic is making a comeback and hopefully it can come to an end after an annus horribilis.
The pandemic has not only put medical care under extreme pressure. In addition, many countries have experienced severe economic recessions. Big companies have gone bankrupt and tens of thousands of jobs have disappeared.
In Sweden, the infection and death curve has risen dangerously, and in several Swedish regions, the capacity of the healthcare system has now exploded. Employees report high attrition, sick leave, and burnout employees.
– A difficult situation
Therefore, Tegnell’s warning comes at a critical moment.
– The Swedish curve has risen later, but is almost on par with other countries. It is difficult to make an assessment of Sweden in recent days. But we can affirm that it is still a difficult situationAnders Tegnell said.
In Sweden, eleven cases of the mutated coronavirus have been detected so far and were first detected in the UK. Additionally, a case of a variant of the South African virus was detected, the Public Health Authority reported Saturday, according to TT.
NIPH fears the same negative development in Norway
Also in Norway, there is now a fear that the infection will get out of control.
– Now we can be back to the level we were at when it changed in November. So the danger is great that it will exceed that level, director Camilla Stoltenberg tells NTB.
– What we fear is a development like the one we have seen in many countries around us.
She notes that now there has been an increase in infection rates for at least three weeks. This comes after a series of new measures were introduced in November to end the second wave of infections.
– What we fear is a development like the one we have seen in many neighboring countries, says the director of FHI.
Increase in infection and more deaths in large EU countries
In France, the French government announced today a further tightening of crown measures. The gates will be introduced in 15 regions starting at 6pm on Saturday, January 2.
In the UK, 53,285 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on the first day of the year. A mutated virus variant spreads more easily than the common coronavirus. There were 613 new deaths on Friday.
In Germany, the number of infections is increasing faster than before. During the last 24 hours, there have been 32,552 new cases of infection and 964 corona-related deaths. At the same time, 130,000 people have received their first dose of the vaccine.
