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2020-06-05T05:16:09.990Z


Sweden's special way in the Corona crisis is criticized. Now there are critical voices of the chief epidemiologist in the country for the first time. Too many people died too soon.


Sweden's special way in the Corona crisis is criticized. Now there are critical voices of the chief epidemiologist in the country for the first time. Too many people died too soon.

  • Sweden is taking a special route in the Corona crisis *.
  • The country largely dispenses with drastic measures.
  • There is increasing criticism for the liberal strategy. Now Expresses  Staatsepidemiologe Anders Tegnell   first self-critical.
  • Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus * and the corona news from Germany. You can also find current case numbers in Germany here as a map *. The following recommendations for corona protective measures are currently available *

Stockholm - He was praised, he was harshly criticized. Sweden's special path in the corona crisis has caused a sensation worldwide. In the recent past, however, the tone has become rougher due to increased infection rates in the country. Chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell is now finding critical words for the first time

Coronavirus in Sweden: special path in criticism - Tegnell makes it clear: too many people died too soon

Because Sweden had much earlier more drastic measures to curb the coronavirus should take, said Tegnell in a report published on Wednesday an interview with Swedish Radio. He sees "clearly improvement potential for what we did in Sweden." It would also have been helpful "if you had known more exactly what you should close now to better prevent the spread of infection." 

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Anders Tegnell has now shown himself to be self-critical. Corona measures in the country are under scrutiny.

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Corona virus in Sweden: looseness instead of lockdown

Sweden's liberal path is characterized by far more revealing measures in viral containment compared to other European countries and is based on voluntary action by the population: loosening instead of lockdown. For example, schools, restaurants or shops were never closed. The meeting is prohibited from a maximum of 50 participants. An entry ban * applies only to people outside the EU and the European Free Trade Association.

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tvätta händera - wash your hands. Tegnell as an icon on a poster in front of a restaurant in Stockholm. The gastronomy in Sweden can be opened almost without restrictions.

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Coronavirus in Sweden: Increased infection level in the country - more than 4,500 Covid 19 deaths

"The strategy has given us a more open society," says Tegnell , who is responsible for the regulations . At the same time, the special route also cost human lives. Ultimately, the state epidemiologist also has to live with the question of whether “too many Swedes died too early”. In the interview, the 64-year-old just answered with "Yes, absolutely."

Sweden now has a much higher infection and death rate than its Scandinavian neighbors. So far, 4,542 people infected with Corona have died in the country of ten million inhabitants, three quarters of the fatalities were elderly people in need of care. Norway (5.3 million inhabitants) has 237 deaths, Finland (5.5 million) 321 ( as of June 3, 2020/6 p.m. Source: Johns Hopkins University ).

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Tegnell wants to learn from the current situation. If one were to come across the same disease with the current level of knowledge, the correct way would be, according to Tegnell, between the Swedish and the rest of the world. It is difficult to say which measures in other countries would have had the greatest effect against the coronavirus pandemic , since these countries had taken many measures at the same time.

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven is likely to call a commission over the next few weeks to assess Sweden's actions in the fight against the spread of the virus. The opposition had asked for such a commission. It is about finding successes but also mistakes. Tegnell will then also have to take responsibility for these possible errors .

Meanwhile, Tegnell's German colleague Christian Drosten * comments on the ongoing debate about corona development in children. The virologist is concerned.

Video: Tegnell as a corona tattoo in Sweden: "The face 2020"

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* merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network

Source: merkur

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