Swedish corona policy is determined by scientists from the Institute of Public Health. State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell explains that strategy every day. According to Tegnell, one lockdown not a sustainable situation and Sweden wants a long-term strategy. “Locking people up at home doesn’t work. Sooner or later, people will go outside anyway,” said the epidemiologist.
That is why schools are simply open, so that parents of children can continue to work in crucial professions. Also, according to Swedish scientists, there is insufficient evidence that the coronavirus spreads more quickly through children in schools.
Additional measures will apply for the elderly only for the time being. For example, people over 70 are advised to stay indoors and no visitors are allowed in Swedish nursing homes for the time being.
Confidence in the government
That there is little unrest in Sweden about the loose corona policy is, according to Créton, because people have a lot of confidence in the government. “In all Scandinavian countries there is a high degree of trust in the government, which is characteristic of those countries. In addition, many Swedes agree that scientists determine policy because they understand it and study the data.”
For the time being, the Swedish government has no plans to change the policy. There may only be local measures in areas with a lot of contamination such as Stockholm.
Ten days ago, Rolien Créton made all this report about ‘misfit’ Sweden, where full terraces can still be seen every day:
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