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Although the spread of the infection is increasing in Sweden, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get tested. 20 of the 21 regions of the country have reached or are close to the limit of their testing capacity according to the Ekot survey. Only Sörmland responds that they have capacity left.
– Pressed mode. I think we are close to both our own and national maximum capacity and I am concerned that it will affect diagnoses and patient groups because it is the same personnel, instruments and equipment that are used largely for other analyzes, he says Oskar Ekelund, Operations Manager. for Clinical Microbiology in Kronoberg and Blekinge, which according to Ekot considers the situation worrisome.
Regions plans to limit who gets tested
Some regions plan to limit which groups can test themselves.
– Those who have symptoms and a known infection in their family may not be able to get tested. So you have to take into account the fact that they have covid and then they have to stay home and isolate themselves, Gunilla Persson, an infection control doctor in Västerbotten, tells Ekot.
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