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Only five percent of the Spanish population has been infected with the corona virus, according to estimates by the country’s authorities.
This despite the fact that Spain is one of the countries most affected by the crown of the world.
– If this is true, it is a sign that the death rate in covid-19 is higher than expected, says Tove Fall, an epidemiologist at Uppsala University.
It is a new Spanish study of antibodies against viruses, carried out by the Carlos III Institute and the Spanish counterpart of the Statistical Office, which shows that only around five percent of the Spanish population has been exposed to covid-19.
Photo: Paul White / TT NEWS AGENCY
Elderly to take a walk in Madrid on Wednesday.
90,000 people in 36,000 homes were tested for antibodies and, according to preliminary results, about five percent of the total Spanish population has been infected, SVT reported yesterday.
“For one of the worst affected countries to have such a low proportion of infected is not good for Sweden,” said epidemiologist Tove Fall in Aktuellt.
For Aftonbladet, she develops her reasoning.
– If all their actions had not been isolated and implemented, it would have been even worse. But the fact is that Spain is one of the most affected countries when it comes to deaths and the number of patients in hospitals. Therefore, it is problematic that the antibody ratio is so low.
Photo: MIKAEL WALLERSTEDT / UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
Case Tove, professor of epidemiology at Uppsala University.
Far left for herd immunity?
According to her, the study can be very important because until now there is no scientific basis on how strategies should be implemented to combat the coronavirus. If the survey results are correct, countries may be forced to change their strategies. According to Fall, the study contradicts that Sweden would be close to high collective immunity, since we had fewer deaths.
She believes that several countries may need to change tactics and “try to reduce infection as much as possible until we find other ways.”
– It is surprising that the proportion of people exposed to covid-19 is not higher. If this is true, it is a sign that mortality is higher than expected, and that if immunity is expected from the population, it is a long way off for the population. If these numbers now hold, let’s say Tove Fall says and continues:
– Despite the high mortality rates, it is still a long time before a large part of the population has gone through this infection.
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