During the corona pandemic, Sweden has so far taken a route without a lockdown and strict rules.
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell no longer rules out new measures.
In
Sweden
, the number of
new
Corona *
infections
is also currently
increasing
significantly.
In the student city of
Uppsala
,
strong recommendations were made
for the population.
State epidemiologist
Anders Tegnell
no longer
rules out
new
measures
if the
Corona *
situation develops
accordingly
.
The
restrictions
on people
over the age of 70
have been lifted.
Uppsala / Munich - In large parts of Europe, the number of
new corona infections is
currently
rising
rapidly.
In
Sweden
,
too, there has been
a significant increase in
corona cases
in the past few weeks
.
However, the country is not one of the
corona hotspots
in Europe.
As in the spring, the Swedish government and the state epidemiologist
Anders Tegnell
have so far not issued any strict
corona rules
or even a
lockdown
.
But that could change if the situation worsened.
In the video: The current Corona situation
Corona in Sweden: Increased infections among younger people
In the past week, the number of
new corona infections
in
Sweden was
several times above the value of
900
- this corresponds to the highs that were reached in the Scandinavian country in June, according to
figures from the Ministry of Health
.
There is growing concern among the population.
In contrast to the first wave of the pandemic, however, during the
second wave *
in
Sweden,
more and more young people are
infected
with the
coronavirus *
.
Young Swedes are often infected through
social activities
.
They mostly have mild symptoms, which is why the death rate and the number of
corona patients in intensive care units
in the Scandinavian country are still relatively low.
Nevertheless, the state epidemiologist
Anders Tegnell
recently called
on the young population in particular in a televised
address
not
to go
to
celebrations
.
Corona in Sweden: Uppsala as a party hotspot with urgent recommendations for the population
Sweden's fourth largest city, the student city of
Uppsala
, is known for its freshman parties in September and October.
Uppsala
is currently
one of the Swedish
Corona *
hotspots
.
Although
no bans
or
rules
have yet been adopted by the government
,
strong recommendations have been made
for the population.
For example, you should only use local public transport if it is absolutely necessary.
According to
Politico, there
are posters on the doors of the buses to indicate this.
In addition,
no festivals are to be
organized or celebrated
until November 3rd
.
Contact
with people outside of your own household should
be avoided
as far as
possible
and people should stay at home if possible.
Posters on the garbage cans in
Uppsala
warn the population that the
danger
is not over yet.
Corona in Sweden: taking new measures not excluded
A
mask obligation
, or
Lockdown
there in
Sweden
not continue.
However,
Tegnell
stated
that
taking new measures
in the event of a corresponding development could not be ruled out, as the
editorial network Germany
reported.
The state epidemiologist did not explicitly say what measures it could be.
Corona in Sweden: Restrictions for older people lifted
Last week, the
corona restrictions
for older people in
Sweden were
lifted.
You are no longer required to isolate yourself.
Social Affairs Minister
Lena Hallengren
said on Thursday that there was no longer any reason why
stricter measures
should apply to
older people
than to the rest of the population.
"Today we know more about the
coronavirus
and about the situations in which the risk of infection is greatest," said
Hallengren
.
"That's why we all have to
take on the same responsibility
in
Sweden
now to protect ourselves and others."
So far, people
over the age of 70
have been asked
to
avoid
public transport
and
physical contact
with others
. They should also be of
shops
and other public places
Keep away
. The measures had a
great effect
, it said on the part of the health authority. However, a report showed that up
insulation
in many older
negatively
on their
mental health
was affected.
(ph / dpa) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network