Corona turnaround in Sweden? State epidemiologist Tegnell is no longer ruling out new measures

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

currently

rising

rapidly.

In

,

too, there has been

a significant increase in

in the past few weeks

.

However, the country is not one of the

in Europe.

As in the spring, the Swedish government and the state epidemiologist

have so far not issued any strict

or even a

.

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

in

several times above the value of

- this corresponds to the highs that were reached in the Scandinavian country in June, according to

.

There is growing concern among the population.

In contrast to the first wave of the pandemic, however, during the

in

more and more young people are

infected

with the

.

Young Swedes are often infected through

.

They mostly have mild symptoms, which is why the death rate and the number of

in the Scandinavian country are still relatively low.

Nevertheless, the state epidemiologist

recently called

on the young population in particular in a televised

not

to go

to

.

Corona in Sweden: Uppsala as a party hotspot with urgent recommendations for the population

Sweden's fourth largest city, the student city of

, is known for its freshman parties in September and October.

is currently

one of the Swedish

.

Although

or

have yet been adopted by the government

,

for the population.

For example, you should only use local public transport if it is absolutely necessary.

According to

are posters on the doors of the buses to indicate this.

In addition,

organized or celebrated

until November 3rd

.

with people outside of your own household should

as far as

and people should stay at home if possible.

Posters on the garbage cans in

warn the population that the

is not over yet.

Corona in Sweden: taking new measures not excluded

A

, or

there in

not continue.

However,

stated

that

in the event of a corresponding development could not be ruled out, as the

reported.

The state epidemiologist did not explicitly say what measures it could be.

Corona in Sweden: Restrictions for older people lifted

Last week, the

for older people in

lifted.

You are no longer required to isolate yourself.

Social Affairs Minister

said on Thursday that there was no longer any reason why

should apply to

older people

than to the rest of the population.

"Today we know more about the

and about the situations in which the risk of infection is greatest," said

.

"That's why we all have to

take on the same responsibility

in

now to protect ourselves and others."

So far, people

have been asked

to

and

with others

. They should also be of

and other public places

. The measures had a

, it said on the part of the health authority. However, a report showed that up

in many older

on their

was affected.