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Jimmie Åkesson missed the Riksdag opening due to a cold.
Today he coughed and snorted in the pulpit.
– When I read the recommendations of the Swedish Public Health Agency, I should be fever free for two days before going back to work. I have been now, says the SD leader.
The leader of the Swedish Democratic Party, Jimmie Åkesson, caught a cold during today’s debate in the Riksdag. He coughed and snorted several times between the lines and his own speech.
– I had a fever all last week, until about Saturday, Åkesson said when Aftonbladet interviewed him right after the speech.
“Reasonable to go here”
Åkesson added that she has no longer had a fever for two days, citing the recommendation of the Swedish Public Health Agency:
“Stay home for at least seven days after the first symptoms appear. You should also have been fever free for the past two days. However, you may still have a dry cough and loss of smell and taste, but if you feel fine otherwise and it has been at least seven days since you got sick, you can go back to work, school, or preschool.
– I am quite convinced that if I had not returned to work, I would have received a lot of criticism for it. I just came to the conclusion that it was reasonable to go here today, Åkesson says.
Photo: Lotte Fernvall
Jimmie Åkesson snorts at the Riksdag.
The quote Åkesson is referring to can be found on the website of the Swedish Public Health Agency. The same paragraph contains the following recommendation If you feel ill with symptoms like a runny nose, cough, or fever, you should try not to meet other people. Don’t go to work, school, or preschool. This also applies if you feel a little sick. It is important not to run the risk of infecting others. ”
Yesterday SD announced that Åkesson had a cold and was unable to attend the Riksdag opening.
Not tested
Have you been tested for covid-19?
– I should have done it yesterday, but then there were many of your colleagues who wanted to talk, so I didn’t have time for it. But I’ll grab it as soon as I get home.
You see no problem in being here. Does the Public Health Agency want you to stay home longer if you are sick and don’t know if you have a crown?
– What I recently cited applies if you have been ill and have not done any tests for covid-19.
Photo: TT
Åkesson at the Riksdag.
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