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The spread of the infection is increasing considerably in Europe and now continues in Sweden. This is especially true in Örebro, Stockholm and Uppsala. According to the Swedish Public Health Agency, the spread is due to social contacts.
How would you describe the situation?
– I think the development is very worrying. We now see an almost daily situation where patients come to us and are seriously ill in a way we have not seen in several months, says Fredrik Sund, operations manager at the Akademiska sjukhuset infection clinic in Uppsala.
Fredrik Sund says that the University Hospital has had to resort to the climbing plans that were planned this summer. The emergency room has also had more problems. Something that has led the hospital to have to change but affirms that there are resources.
The halls are full
Who are the patients you are receiving now?
– It’s a little mixed. Some are older and many are basically ill in some way. We have seen several with risk factors. But there is also a couple who believe that they should not have been affected by this. Which may not have as many risk factors, says Fredrik Sund, explaining that many are in their 40s and 90s.
The situation at the hospital is not like last spring, but Fredrik Sund points out that the development speaks of a rapid increase in patients coming to the Academic Hospital. In the infection clinic, the situation is exactly the same as in the spring.
– It’s not in the whole hospital, but for us it’s like last spring. Our apartments are full now, says Fredrik Sund.
“Like this spring”
You don’t want to call it a second wave, but it describes a tense situation for caregivers.
– It is difficult to call it a second wave, there will be more in all of society. But for us, it definitely feels that way. For our staff, it’s exactly the same as last spring, says Fredrik Sund.
Today, the Public Health Agency warned about social contacts and in the student town of Uppsala, it may have been student parties that caused the spread of the infection to accelerate again, according to the infection doctor.
– It probably works as in all cities with younger people. Maybe that’s why it took off first in Uppsala. It’s not something that we know so far, but it’s important to point it out when tracking the infection, says Fredrik Sund.
