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Advice for people over 70 is discarded, same for everyone
The elderly and other people in risk groups should be covered by the same recommendations as the rest of the population, announces the Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren. – Now we know more about the negative psychological consequences of isolation, he says.
The Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren and Johan Carlson, Director General of the Swedish Public Health Agency. Archive photo from previous coronavirus press conferences.
The special recommendations that apply to the more than 70 people in the country and to people in other coronary risk groups are eliminated.
– To protect themselves and reduce the spread of the infection, they have made great sacrifices, says Lena Hallengren (S) at today’s press conference.
Today more is known about the coronavirus, according to the Minister of Social Affairs. Therefore, everyone in Sweden now has the same responsibility to protect themselves and others.
The Swedish Public Health Agency presented general guidelines for countering the spread of the infection in Sweden on April 1. At the time, people over 70 were advised to limit their physically close contacts with other people as much as possible and to avoid staying in places with many people.
Since then, the recommendations have held firm, despite many expecting relief for the elderly as early as May. The tense healthcare situation led the Swedish Public Health Agency to choose to stick with the prevailing line.
A total of 5,929 people have died after being infected with COVID-19 in Sweden.
