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During the spring, country after country closed to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
In several cases, the number of falls and deaths also decreased, but when countries reopened, the curve increased again.
Sweden is currently going against the grain in Europe, as the number of cases continues to decline. Leading virus experts have told SvD that many countries are now doing the same as Sweden and avoiding closing the country again.
Tegnell’s critique of the “confinements”
But during the spring and summer, Sweden received criticism from various quarters for refusing to introduce a so-called “blockade.” But even today, Anders Tegnell maintains his conviction that closure is not the right way to go.
“It’s really like trying to kill a fly with a hammer,” the state epidemiologist said in an interview with the Financial Times.
– We do not see feasible to have this type of stops, openings and drastic stops. Schools cannot be opened and closed. It’s going to be a disaster. And you probably can’t open and close restaurants and things like that so many times either. Once or twice, yes, but then people get tired and businesses will probably suffer more than if you shut them down completely, he continues.
Tegnell: I don’t feel alone
Anders Tegnell admits in the interview that it would have been easier to do it like everyone else, but at the same time he says that he never felt alone and points to the 500 employees within the Public Health Agency.
The state epidemic repeats that the purpose of Sweden’s crown strategy has been sustainability.
Tegnell: “We believe in local shoots during the fall.”
