Surge in coronavirus cases forces Sweden to rethink strategy

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Sweden previously found cheerleaders among US conservative commentators and activists for its light-touch approach to Covid-19. But as the numbers of deaths and infections surge, Sweden's government has been forced to introduce much tougher regulations.

has been forced to introduce much tougher regulations to prevent the virus from spreading.

"Tonight, in late November 2020, it is clear that it will be some time before we can return to normal," he told the nation in a televised address."Many have neglected the advice during the autumn."Customers at a fast-food restaurant in Stockholm on Nov. 12.Dr. Karin Tegmark Wisell, chief physician at the Public Health Agency of Sweden's microbiology department, welcomed the new rules, which the government issued unilaterally.

But the number of cases started to rise significantly late last month, a trend that has continued into November. Almost 6,406 people have died from the virus, and almost 208,295 cases have been recorded, according tofor full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak As numbers rise, medical facilities, like Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden's capital, Stockholm, are also having to prepare.

Sweden"was not prepared like other societies" for the rapid spread of the disease this year, Zoëga said.His opinion was not shared by Dr. Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér, a physician and professor at the Karolinska Institute, who said last week that health authorities"gave up" very early on Long-term Covid-19 patients remained a concern because they were not being monitored properly, which meant it was difficult to learn the best way to treat and rehabilitate them, she said.

 

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Odd thing about that. The corporate press is the enemy of the the people of all countries.

There could a whole LOT of money to be made for those who prepared play their part in a covidian game of terror.

Where are NBC reports on Sweden's success with NO lockdown before this? News is not cherry picked! When it is I no longer trust the source.

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