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Sweden ranks first in the EU in terms of incidence of coronavirus
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The best situation is in Finland, Portugal, Romania, as well as in Malta and Iceland, where the figures are less than 100 per 100 thousand population.
Sweden came out on top among the EU countries in terms of the incidence of coronavirus infection relative to the population. This is evidenced by updated data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, on Thursday, May 20, reports European truth.
At the same time, experts note that this does not indicate an outbreak of disease in the country.
“The fact is that in a number of European countries the situation with coronavirus is rapidly improving,” experts say.
In Sweden, the peak of the spring wave of the epidemic passed in mid-April and since then the daily increase in infections has gradually subsided.
Sweden is behind with an incidence rate of 577.38 per 100 thousand population over the past 14 days, followed by Lithuania (562.83), followed by Cyprus (521.84), the Netherlands (483.09) and Latvia (431.31). For the rest of European countries, the incidence rate is less than 300.
Earlier on Thursday, it became known that in the EU reached an agreement on COVID certificates… This document will enter into force on July 1, according to the European Parliament. At the same time, only those EU citizens who have been vaccinated with a licensed drug will receive a “green digital pass”.
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