Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven convened an urgent conference on Thursday with the public health authority, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Culture.
– We can not rule out that we end up in a situation like in ours again, Löfven said.
Tired or not. Tired or not. Everyone must take their responsibility.
“Disrespectful”
At the press conference, Löfven said that Sweden is now tightening the rules for nightclubs.
– The party is over now.
view more
–
It is barely two weeks since the nightclubs on Stureplan in Stockholm reopened after being closed for half a year. Photos and videos on Social Media shown persons close together on the dance floor.
The Minister of the Interior stated during Thursday’s press conference that he believes it is “irresponsible” and “disrespectful” to run around parties now.
It is now only allowed to be 50 people at the nightclubs, and there should be no congestion, said Interior Minister Mikael Damberg. Thus, in practice, it is not allowed to keep nightclubs open to over fifty people.
Infectious tsunami: – Dramatic
Damberg believes that the images of people partying at nightclubs cause many to lose confidence in the long-term strategy. That is why they are now tightening.
The Prime Minister further says that the number who can participate in events is set at 300 people, provided that they are carried out infection-proof and everyone is in their seats.
Worst in Iceland
ECDC’s overview shows on Thursday that Iceland is hardest hit by the spread of infection in the Nordic countries, with an infection pressure of 296.4.
view more
–
This is followed by Denmark with 108.4, Sweden with 101.7, Finland with 54.8 and Norway with 37.3 infected per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days.
Already in early August, state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell confirmed that Sweden experienced the same trend as many other European countries, namely that many young adults are infected with coronavirus.
Since then, the infection has only gone up.
He has nevertheless emphasized that Sweden is not currently experiencing a second wave.
Half of the participants had corona infection
– It is still the case that it looks very different in different parts of Sweden. Usually, a second wave is defined as having a large spread in larger parts of the country, Tegnell said to Expressen in mid-October.
– Now there is a lot in Stockholm and Uppsala. This is in line with what we have previously thought, namely that we have a basic level with low dispersal, but that we also see an increase in local outbreaks.
A total of 5930 deaths have been registered in Sweden in connection with the pandemic.
–
:quality(80)/cdn-kiosk-api.telegraaf.nl/9fb41efa-1473-11eb-9478-02c309bc01c1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1)