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Scientists behind the Swedish coronavirus strategy say the country is ready for the second wave because it has no lockdown

 


The new Swedish coronavirus spread to more than 17,500 people and killed more than 2,100 people as of Friday, according to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University. Incidents continue to grow, but the country is taking a surprising route of not imposing a national blockade.

Despite international criticism of the decision, scientists behind Sweden’s coronavirus strategy have been controversial as the increase in the number of people exposed to the virus is expected to help prevent a second wave of infection. It is claimed that the movements that bring about are effective.

The decision not to do a lockdown “has worked in several ways as our healthcare system has become more responsive,” said Anderstegner, state chief epidemiologist at the Swedish Department of Public Health. BBC Radio Four today program.

The country with the highest death toll in Scandinavia is more than double that of Denmark and nearly four times that of Finland.

However, Tegner said:

“There was already a law that made it illegal for visitors to come to a nursing home. They need to be taken care of at all times, and many who come and go need to be taken care of.

“Thus, it’s a bit unclear to us whether lockdown actually prevented this from happening.”

Earlier this week, Tegner told CNBC that the authorities were “very concerned about older people. That’s the group we said we needed to protect,” and what the risk factors could be. Said he was working with various homes to make sure. Lowered.

Tegner also claims that up to 20% of the population of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is infected with the virus, “if I remember correctly, somewhere in 15-20% of our population there is an immune level somewhere. We believe there is Stockholm.

“This is not a complete herd immunity, but it definitely affects the rate of regeneration and slows the spread (of the second wave),” he added.

According to the agency, Stockholm has reported about 15,300 confirmed cases of COVID-19, killing at least 1,765 people, including the very elderly in nursing homes.

On Tuesday, a study by the Swedish Public Health Agency, which predicts almost one-third of Stockholm, claims that by early May the virus had been infected and capital had peaked outbreaks.

About one-third of nearly 1 million people in Stockholm will be infected by May 1, according to a study based on randomized tests and case data reported to hospitals.

According to an official survey, the new infection rate in Stockholm peaked on April 15, but the decline from the data was not yet clear. The study also estimated that for each confirmed case, there were approximately 999 mild cases that were not recorded because people did not seek medical assistance.