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Sweden on Friday introduced tougher measures to halt a second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic. Among the measures announced by Prime Minister Stefan Lofven are the recommendation to wear a sanitary mask on public transport and the closure of non-essential public services, Reuters reports, taken over by Agerpres.
The Swedish government recommends wearing a mask on public transport. In addition, the number of people who can stay together in the restaurant is reduced to four, and the sale of alcohol will be prohibited after 20.00, according to TheLocal.se.
And stores, malls, and sports halls will limit the number of people who can enter at the same time.
Students 16 and older will continue to study online until January 24. All non-essential public services (swimming pools, gyms, museums) are closed until January 24.
“It is not possible to return to normal daily life. A pandemic is a matter of life and death,” Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told a news conference.
King Carl Gustaf: The Swedish model has failed
Sweden, which has chosen not to impose the quarantine, is in the middle of the second wave of the COVID-19 epidemic and has recorded record new cases every week for the past two months.
King Charles XVI Gustav of Sweden recently said that his country had failed to manage the COVID crisis. Sweden is the country that followed the recommendations instead of the restrictions and only at the end of November did it introduce the first partial blockade.
With a death toll of close to 8,000, the death rate relative to Sweden’s population is several times higher than in neighboring northern European countries, but lower than in some European countries that have opted for the blockade.
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