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Tomorrow, Thursday, November 19, the government will make the formal decision. The Swedish Public Health Agency will continue to ensure large-scale covid testing in Sweden.
So far, almost three million tests have been carried out and a new record was set last week, more than 250,000 tests were carried out in just one week.
Now the government wants the high testing capacity to be maintained through 2021.
– Infection testing and tracing is a common concern in Sweden. These are important conditions that must remain because the pandemic continues, says Social Affairs Minister Lena Hallengren (S).
Comprehensive testing criticized
At the same time, the extensive sampling in Today’s DN debate.
In the article, several clinicians in clinical microbiology write that large-scale sampling runs the risk of creating displacement effects, where seriously ill patients risk losing their test results.
“Is it reasonable to cancel the detection of a malignancy such as cervical cancer so that all members of a young family can confirm which virus is behind the cold?They write in DN Debatt.
Does not share the criticism
The Minister of Social Affairs, Lena Hallengren, does not share the criticism and thinks that the lyricists take reasoning to the forefront.
– I don’t know if I should have to deal with this. It is obvious that the need for care should govern and I am convinced that the regions have a clear idea of how to prioritize.
Does this allocation mean that the government believes there will be a continued need for large-scale testing over the next year?
– We can’t know, but we want to make sure capacity is maintained, says Lena Hallengren.
