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In early autumn, Denmark had a greater spread of infection in the country than Sweden. Displays statistics from the EU infection control authority ECDC.
Therefore, Denmark introduced strict restrictions in the country, such as mandatory face masks in public settings.
And suddenly, at the end of October, Sweden saw a dramatic increase in infection at the same time that the infection in Denmark decreased a bit.
On Thursday, Sweden had more than twice the spread of the infection compared to Denmark.
“The infection is too high”
The different country models have been highly debated in the media and Denmark’s tougher control has been praised and criticized.
Now the country’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, is threatening even tougher scrutiny to fight the infection before the Christmas weekend.
“The infection is too high, too high. The increase we have seen in several days is worrying and there are reasons to take it very seriously. Therefore, I call on everyone to go the extra mile again.. “he writes in a post on Facebook.
Mette Frederiksen is the Prime Minister of Denmark.
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“More restrictions”
She continues.
“First of all, we need to meet fewer people to make it easier to break the chain of infection. We should think: See you? and not only How do we find ourselves? I know it is difficult this holiday season, but it is very important.”
He concludes his post by stating that even stronger restrictions can be talked about in Denmark if there is no tightening in the country.
“Furthermore, we are seriously considering whether it is necessary to tighten the restrictions further. We need to better control the infection before Christmas. I hope I have everyone’s support for this.”Mette Frederiksen writes on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/mettefrederiksen.dk/posts/10158694916452719
