Coronavirus: Sweden is preparing stricter measures

The Swedish government could soon tighten the screw in the corona crisis. According to media reports from the weekend, she is working on legislation to enable “extraordinary measures” to be taken to combat Covid-19. The country has Internationally, the reaction to the spread of the corona virus has been very reserved. The Swedes can still shop, go to restaurants, get their hair cut. Children under 16 still go to school.

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Sweden pays a high price for it. A total of 401 corona deaths were counted on Sunday. That is an increase of eight percent compared to Saturday and more than the total number of fatalities in Norway, Finland and Denmark combined. In contrast to Sweden, drastic measures were taken there. Borders and schools were closed, as were shops that did not meet everyday needs. Finland has even isolated the capital Helsinki from the rest of the country.

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Parliament should decide this week

While the number of Corona deaths per million inhabitants is 37 in Sweden, it is 28 in Denmark, 12 in Norway and 4.5 in Finland. Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (62) appears to be rethinking these figures. Initial plans to bypass the parliament by decree were abandoned following violent opposition protests. But this week, MPs will be presented with a law that will enable new emergency measures, such as the closure of airports, train and bus stations, and shops and restaurants. In addition, public meetings should be restricted and medical devices should be confiscated.

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The initial strategy of infection would be buried. Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist, recently had to admit that Sweden’s infection curve “is starting to get a little steeper”. Particularly alarming is the fact that Covid 19 cases are reported from many old people’s homes. A third of the Swedish community now has confirmed or suspected Corona cases in their nursing homes. In Stockholm, a third of the old people’s homes are affected.

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Criticism from scientists

The government has welcomed the relaxed handling of the corona crisis to date. In a new survey, 44 percent of those surveyed stated that they trusted Prime Minister Löfven. In February it was still 26 percent. But the strategy is coming under fire from scientists. Stefan Hanson, a Swedish infectious disease expert, says the situation could quickly become critical in Stockholm. “There is now a real risk that the cases will increase so much that the hospitals cannot keep up.”

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Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér is one of around 2,300 scientists who, in an open letter to the government, call for stricter measures to protect the health system. The government has “no choice,” says Söderberg-Nauclér. Stockholm must now be cordoned off. «We have to get the situation under control. We cannot get into a situation in which there is complete chaos. » (noo)

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