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Sweden will introduce local restrictions
It looks more like isolation, but local isolation. The rules will be consultative.
Swedish authorities are ready to introduce local quarantine measures as the number of coronavirus cases increases, the Daily Mail writes, citing experts. The move marks a new approach to fighting the virus in Sweden, which has decided to go its own way by abandoning the lockdown.
“It’s more like isolation, but local isolation,” Johan Noyd, head of the infectious diseases division in Uppsala, told the Telegraph.
The change in strategy is taking place in the context of a second wave that hit European countries this fall. The number of cases of new infections in the EU is growing very rapidly, with the Czech Republic ranking first, which was the first to lift the quarantine.
The new rules, which are expected to take effect in Sweden from Monday, will allow regional health authorities to ask citizens to avoid public places such as shopping malls, museums, libraries, swimming pools, concerts and gyms.
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Citizens can also be asked to stay away from public transportation or to avoid visiting the elderly or other at-risk groups. The rules will be offered as guidance, not as requirements. No fines will be imposed.
It was previously reported that in Sweden, which did not introduce a strict quarantine in the spring, the incidence of the coronavirus is now significantly lower than in other European countries. Experts explain this by the high confidence of citizens in the decisions of the authorities.
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