New sampling routines now apply in Värmland.
Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT
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New sampling routines now apply in Värmland.
Only certain selected groups should try, others stay at home and recover – and not test themselves.
This will lead to an already large number of blacks becoming larger, according to the infection control doctor Anna Skogstam.
Due to the very high pressure on self-sampling in both Värmland as Sweden, new routines have been introduced.
Now you should only try yourself if you have symptoms and work in health care and municipal care. Or if you have a job that requires physical presence at work or going to school.
This means that the general sampling ceases when the spread of infection is rampant.
– We are on our way to a situation where upwards of half of all samples are positive and then we know that the dark figure is large. Then it will be even bigger with the new sampling routines, says Region Värmland’s infection control doctor Anna Skogstam.
Anna Skogstam, infection control doctor in the Värmland Region.
Photo: Helena Karlsson
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This will make it more difficult to follow corona development in the county.
– It will be difficult. But that in itself has been the case for a while already. It is not possible to have an overview of the number of infections given the large spread of infection that we have in society.
If you become ill, and are not part of the group that will try, you should simply stay at home.
This should be done for at least five days from the day you got symptoms. In addition, you must have been fever-free for at least two days.
New quarantine rules
The Swedish Public Health Agency has also decided on new quarantine rules where, among other things, certain groups are exempted from family quarantine.
This is something that the regions themselves must introduce. Right now, the Värmland Region is working to set up new routines following the Public Health Agency’s announcement.
It is only when it is done that they take effect.
– Anyone who has received rules of conduct from us in connection with, for example, an infection tracking must follow them until they hear something else. We communicate when it changes, says Anna Skogstam.
This is how you avoid infecting others
You should stay home if you feel sick, even if you have mild symptoms. Some groups, such as schoolchildren and caregivers, should try. You who do not need to try yourself should stay at home for at least five days from the time you get symptoms. You must be fever-free for at least two days before you can go to work again.
There is a vaccine against covid-19. You who have not yet been vaccinated will most easily find a time for vaccination via 1177.se.
There are also advice, restrictions and rules of conduct you must comply with in the pandemic, read on folkhälsomyndigheten.se or krisinformation.se to see what applies right now.
Remember to keep your distance and wash your hands often with soap and warm water, at least 20 seconds. If this is not possible, you can use rubbing alcohol with at least 60 percent alcohol.
Cough and sneeze in the armpit.
Avoid touching the face.
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