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The Government and the Public Health Agency have long received questions about and, if so, when it may be relevant to change or abolish the recommendations for the elderly altogether. But several have reacted to the fact that it is happening now, when the number of infected is increasing, and not a few months before.
The Minister of Social Affairs, Lena Hallengren, emphasizes that before the summer it was impossible to know that the recommendations would be followed so well and that the development of the infection would thus be reversed.
“Take new steps”
– We now have a situation in which those over 70 and others in risk groups have isolated themselves, sometimes perhaps more than necessary. They have been very responsive. But it is not possible in the long run not to buy oneself, not to have social contacts, says the minister.
At the same time, the message means that it will be very important for other groups in society to “take new steps” and actually follow the recommendations of the Public Health Agency, says and repeats Prime Minister Stefan Löfven’s criticism of parties in small venues .
– It is not right that, on the one hand, we make decisions about tougher restrictions for certain areas and then at the same time, there are groups, preferably young people, who feel that you are immortal and that you are not so covered by the restrictions. But is not. If the spread of the infection is going to slow down, it is no less those who move around a lot in society who should think about it, says Hallengren.
More local recommendations
Earlier this week, word came out that Uppsala is the first region in the country to introduce regional recommendations. Among other things, residents are urged to spend time only with people in the same household and to avoid using public transportation. Lena Hallengren thinks it can be relevant with more local recommendations.
But that 70-year-olds with the affirmed recommendations would now act as if nothing had happened, she sees it as unthinkable.
– I myself have heard many of them speak and say that it will not be such a big change. But they must feel that they are part of our common fight against this virus, that they also have the freedom to move.
