A model this week from his Health Agency suggested as many as 3000 additional deaths may be seen in Sweden in the next year — shouldn’t he do more to stop that happening?He insists that those projections are only models, and that he hopes and expects to achieve a much better result. Information for visits to Sweden in regards to the corona virus (covid-19 pandemic). Sweden Tourism: Tripadvisor has 1,587,174 reviews of Sweden Hotels, Attractions, and Restaurants making it your best Sweden resource. Times are a changing! We are working actively to increase the accessibility on sweden.se, according to the recommendations of the web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and the Swedish guidelines for web development. And that, in our view, would definitely produce higher spread than we have right now.”The emphasis on spread of the virus to the exclusion of everything else Dr Tegnell believes is misguided, as the number of cases is less and less correlated to the number of deaths.“Deaths are not so closely connected to the amount of cases you have in a country. It's not working. A few cottages and a boat house add to the serenity. We have cut down on movement in society quite a lot: we have compared how much we travel in Scandinavian countries, and the decrease in travel is the same in Sweden as in neighbouring countries … In many ways the voluntary measures we put in place in Sweden have been just as effective as complete lockdowns in other countries. Unfortunately Stockholm happened to have its spring holiday just when there was an enormous spread of Covid-19 in Europe … so a lot of Swedes living in the Stockholm area came back with the disease. Tillsammans skapar vi ett samhälle där vi passar in för att vi sticker ut. There are so many other things that influence the amount of deaths you have. What part of the population gets hit? 23We welcome applications to contribute to UnHerd – please fill out the form below including examples of your previously published work. Our dear old BBC even attempted to put a positive spin on apparent Covid deaths yesterday saying that the actual flu... Our site uses cookies. Is it better for public health as a whole?
Somehow we need to have the discussion of what we are actually trying to achieve. © 2020 Newser, LLC. Read more in our State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency of Sweden, speaks during a news conference updating on the coronavirus Covid-19 situation, in Stockholm, Sweden, Tuesday July 21, 2020. Not exactly a bombshell is it? Late breaking stories from Stockholm and other key cities, and world reports of Swedish interest, How well does your healthcare system continue to function? Find what you're looking for
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But he is also mindful of whether these draconian measures may do more harm than good:“Of course we are trying to keep the mortality rates as low as possible, but at the same time we have to look at the draconian measures you are talking about. We have cut down on movement in society quite a lot: we have compared how much we travel in Scandinavian countries, and the decrease in travel is the same in Sweden as in neighbouring countries … In many ways the voluntary measures we put in place in Sweden have been just as effective as complete lockdowns in other countries. All rights reserved. Att satsa på olikheter är att bygga starka, innovativa organisationer. We are now seeing rapidly falling cases, we have continuously had healthcare that has been working, there have been free beds at any given time, never any crowding in the hospitals, we have been able to keep schools open which we think is extremely important, and society fairly open — while still having social distancing in place in a way that means that the spread of the disease has been limited.The failure has of course been the death toll … that has been very much related to the long-term care facilities in Sweden. Why is he not even recommending use of masks?“One reason is that the evidence base for using masks in society is still very weak. Here you'll find beautiful architecture, magnificent museums, and tons of green space. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of Create a Trip to save and organize all of your travel ideas, and see them on a mapPlaces to see, ways to wander, and signature experiences.As the largest city in Scandinavia, Stockholm is filled with tourist attractions.