Sweden considers unprecedented measures in light of increasing cases in Stockholm



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“A the downward trend ended. If the curve continues to rise, the situation could become dangerous, “said the Stockholm health official. Bjoern Eriksson.

According to the Swedish health authorities, in the last seven days there have been 305 new cases in the capital, compared to 254 the previous week.

Also the head of public health in Sweden, Anders Tegnell, defender of the position so far adopted in the country, he acknowledged that if the upward trend continues, “local restrictions” in Stockholm will have to be considered.

Sweden has stood out from most countries and even from other Nordic countries, in the same situation pandemic, for not adopt any recommendation for the mandatory use of masks.

Those responsible for that country have privileged individual responsibility, instead of imposing restrictions, news agency EFE.

This strategy generated controversy, especially in times of higher incidence of pandemic, when the number of infections and the deaths were even higher than in other countries in that region, which chose to apply measures.

Since the beginning of pandemic registered in Sweden 89,436 infected like new coronavirus and 5,870 deaths.

A pandemic of COVID-19-19 has already caused at least 965,760 deaths and more than 31.3 million cases of infection in 196 countries and territories, according to a report prepared by the French agency AFP.

In Europe, the highest number of fatalities is registered in the United Kingdom (41,825 deaths, more than 403 thousand cases), followed by Italy (35,738 deaths, more than 300 thousand cases), France (31,338 deaths, more than 458 thousand cases) and Spain (30,904 deaths, more than 682 thousand cases).

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