Sweden will continue its coronastrategi, which is different than other countries in Europe. On a day is 34 dead.
180 people, who were infected by the coronavirus, has died in Sweden, since the outbreak began.
this was stated by The deputy statsepidemiolog Anders Wallensten from the Swedish national board of health, Folkhälsomyndigheten, at a press conference.
This is an increase of 34 over the past day. Found a total of 4435 cases of infection in Sweden, which is an increase of 407 compared to a day earlier.
the Day before reported to the authorities for 36 dead coronasmittede.
Sweden will now test more groups of coronasmitte, says social affairs minister Lena Hallengren.
– Several of which are insulated, can get back on the job, if the test shows you don’t have coronavirusset. It provides better conditions for the care, the care, and the others to return to her job, she says.
in addition to staff within the health and care sector to other groups that are important to society, also be tested. It is yet unclear who find themselves in this group.
– most Importantly, to patients and hospitalized also continue to be able to be tested. The second time around to staff in hospitals and nursing homes be tested to maintain the work, said Wallensten.
– thirdly, we also want to be able to test other socially important groups to be able to keep people in work in progress in a good way.
According to prime minister Stefan Löfven tester Sweden as many as all other comparable countries. He refers to the figures showing 36,000 was tested a few days ago.
In Denmark, is about 24,000 so far tested, while in Norway is over 90,000.
Sweden has not taken the same steps as has been done in Denmark, where schools and many other places are closed down.
The Swedish schools are still open, but higher education students are sent home.
Now the Swedish government, from Wednesday’s tighten the rules and to prohibit visits to nursing homes to protect some of the most vulnerable.
At the press conference asks a German journalist, about the Swedish health authorities “continue to ensure that you are on the right road with the liberal coronapolitik”.
– We evaluate what we do, it is right at the present time, the equivalent of Wallensten.
He would not rule out that there will be more measures if the situation should change.
– What we see here is an increase which is – at least not very steeply upwards and it is very positive. So we will continue working according to this strategy, says epidemiologen.
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