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The Swedish strategy of trying to achieve group immunity instead of imposing quarantine on the inhabitants was the target of criticism at the beginning of the pandemic crisis, particularly in view of the shooting in the number of deaths by Covid-19 in that country during the spring.
However, the number of infections dropped significantly in the summer and Sweden managed to keep it stable, unlike other European countries where, despite all containment measures, cases have skyrocketed in recent weeks.
However, since Friday Sweden found 1,200 new cases of contagion with the new coronavirus and five deaths, a significant evolution compared to 200 new cases per day that were recorded over several weeks.
The Swedish Public Health Agency admitted on Tuesday that the increase in the number of cases cannot be explained simply by the increase in the number of tests carried out, so new containment measures are being considered.
“The media [de casos diários] of recent times has increased significantly “said at a press conference epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, who prepared the Swedish government’s strategy to combat the pandemic.
“It has not affected the health system, yet. The number of new cases in intensive care units is very low and the number of deaths is equally low, “said the official, although he did not rule out the possibility of new measures to confront Covid-19.
“We are discussing with Stockholm if we need to introduce measures to reduce the spread of the infection. In the next few days we will know what concrete measures these will be “, advanced to reporters.
The remarks came after Swedish health officials warned of the rising pandemic curve Tuesday morning. “The downward trend has been broken,” said Stockholm Health and Medical Services Director Bjorn Eriksson.
“We can only hope that it is a temporary deviation and that the spread begins to slow down again. This will depend on how effectively we adhere to the guidelines.”, Stressed the specialist.
Since the start of the pandemic, Sweden has recorded more than 88,000 cases of infection with the new coronavirus, of which about 10,000 have been reported to have recovered. The virus also claimed about 6,000 deaths in that country.
