Sweden has announced that it will ease restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. The first stage will come into force on June 1. Some local virologists are protesting against the easing. For several weeks now, Sweden has had the highest number of new cases – per population – the highest in Europe.
- Since last year, the world has been looking at Sweden as a peculiar phenomenon when it comes to policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- The country’s chief epidemiologist became famous with the statement that wearing masks is not necessary and there is no evidence that this method is effective.
- This requirement appeared only in January this year, to a very limited extent
- Now Sweden is Europe’s “leader” when it comes to daily COVID-19 cases per population
- However, the country’s authorities decided to gradually ease the restrictions
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Sweden relaxes the restrictions
The Swedish government has announced a five-step easing of restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. The first stage will come into force on June 1.
From Tuesday, 50 people will be able to enter cinemas and theaters (currently the limit is 8), and the limit (to 500) for sports, cultural and outdoor events will also increase. 150 people will be able to participate in sports competitions related to running or swimming.
Bars and restaurants will be open until 22 pm, more people will enter the amusement parks, summer camps for children can be organized.
The next stages of the mitigation will be introduced on July 1, mid-July and September. The date of the fifth stage is yet to be determined.
Some Swedish epidemiologists are protesting against the easing of restrictions, claiming that the level of infections is still high. The latest data say about 1 thousand. 365 new cases, but in terms of population, Sweden has for some time the highest average in Europe.
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Sweden is one of the few countries that has never introduced a hard lockdown, the fight against the pandemic was based mainly on recommendations, not bans, and the order to wear masks – very limited – appeared only in January this year.
For some time now, the number of cases of coronavirus in Sweden per population has been the highest in Europe. On May 25, there were nearly 600 cases of COVID-19 per million inhabitants. For comparison, on that day in Lithuania the rate was 200, in Latvia 230, and in Poland 26 (data from ourworldindata.org).
The average of 14 days in mid-April in Sweden was over 800.
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The peak of the third coronavirus wave in Sweden took place in April, the record of new infections was recorded on April 13, when almost 9 fell ill. people. In May, the number of new cases ranged from 4 to 7, but in recent days there has been a decline. The latest data say about 1 thousand. 365 illnesses.
In early May, the global number of cases in Sweden exceeded one million.
“Many European countries have hit levels much earlier than what we are seeing now. In Sweden, this increase came later and is now falling slower, “Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist, explained the current epidemic situation.
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Annika Linde, the chief epidemiologist in Sweden, looks a bit differently. She believes that the statement that “Sweden is in a lagging phase of the epidemic” is only part of the truth.
“We did not have such strict restrictions as other countries” – stated in “Dagens Nyheter”. In her opinion, the situation at the beginning of the pandemic is still lingering, with Sweden struggling with a large number of infections due to the lack of social closure. “We have never really suppressed the coronavirus like our neighbors,” she emphasized.
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The chart below shows the average number of new COVID-19 cases per population.
Sweden also boasts a very small number of deaths. As of March, there were seldom days when more than 20 fatalities were reported.
The seven-day death rate on May 24 for Sweden was 1,3 cases per million inhabitants. For comparison – in Hungary this indicator was then a value of 5,1, in Croatia it was 6,6, and in Poland it was 4,8.
In Sweden, 4,8 million doses of the vaccine have been administered to date. The first dose was received by 3,5 million people, or 35 percent. population.
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