Young people who ignore testing themselves, tourists who have taken holidays from the restrictions and people who become ill after the trip abroad.
Infection is increasing and the delta variant dominates – in several regions.
– For me, it is not so unexpected, Per-Åke Jarnheimer acting infection control doctor in the Kalmar Region.
Several regions in the country testify to the same thing.
Infection is increasing, especially among young people, and delta is the dominant variant.
Uppsala Region states in the latest county administrative board report that four out of ten new delta cases during the last two weeks can be linked to travel abroad.
Four out of ten have been infected on the trip
The phenomenon of Swedes traveling abroad, coming home and becoming ill seems to be becoming more common. In the Örebro Region, almost 40 percent of all new cases during the past week were due to a trip abroad. In Region Västmanland, just over 30 percent of cases are linked to the same thing.
Even in the Kalmar Region, travel outside Sweden is seen as a dominant reason for the spread of the infection.
– For me, it is not so unexpected that it looks like it does. As the delta variant is more contagious and takes over more and more in Europe, the risk of being infected on the trip is now higher than before, says Per-Åke Jarnheimer, acting infection control doctor in Kalmar.