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Sweden stands out in the crown pandemic against its neighbors Norway, Denmark and Finland. The death toll in Sweden is significantly higher and over the past 30 days, nearly 1,000 people have died from COVID-19. While in neighboring countries the figures are very low.
Anders Tegnell, a state epidemiologist with the Swedish Public Health Agency, was asked Thursday night in Aktuellt about the difference.
– We must remember that the unusual here are Norway and Finland from a European perspective. In Sweden, it looks a lot like many other European countries. But why do we have that difference, yeah, we really don’t know. Of course, there are obvious differences, such as the fact that some countries are less populated than others, he says.
What responsibility does the Public Health Agency have in this?
– We all have a responsibility. We all do our best to make sure this has the least possible effect on society, just as people around the world struggle with different conditions to cope with it.
“It will be many years”
Tegnell was also asked what steps the Swedish Public Health Agency and the government could have taken to be closer to the death rates of our neighboring countries.
– It is very difficult to know. There is much discussion about what measures have had an effect. You can compare with countries in Europe where you have closed a lot but still ended up with very high numbers and where you have taken much stricter measures than in Norway and Finland. It is probably the case that everyone who had a serious illness in the spring also had it this fall.
– I think we will spend many years to see what the appropriate measures were. At the same time, we must remember that many of these measures have been very costly to public health, says Anders Tegnell.
