That Sweden is on a different, more lax course in the fight against the Coronavirus, is now the most well-known. The Scandinavian country is focusing more on education instead of restrictions. Restaurants were not, for example, a mask of duty there. For this path, it rained, but also of many pages of criticism, particularly from science. The critics all are given the Numbers: More than 5400 people – especially the elderly – have died as a result of Covid-19, more than 73,000 infections were registered in the 10-million-inhabitant country.
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Praise for Swedish Corona-Commission
Because it surprised almost that now praise of the world health organization, WHO, came, namely, from the boss personally. Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday the Swedish newspaper “Svenska Dagbladet”: “Sweden has done something very Important that other countries should learn.” With this “very Important,” says the WHO head the investigation, initiated by Sweden, to evaluate its Corona-strategy. “The world health organization estimates this Initiative.”
Sweden has established last week a Commission of inquiry to review the handling of the state with the corona crisis. It should also be investigated, such as the Coronavirus to Sweden and there has spread. The results are expected early next year.
Tedros added that the Swedish government have given in a Situation of “your Best,” in no country was safe, as you should with the pandemic deal with it. And: “The number of fatalities in Sweden in April reached its peak. Since then they have steadily decreased and were in the last week to the lowest. This is very encouraging.”
Sweden by the WHO as a risk of land classified
At the end of June, the WHO in Sweden had to pay, together with ten other States because of the high Infection risk as the land is classified, rowed after criticism of Sweden’s state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell partially. The WHO described the spread of the Virus in the country as stable as the Swedish newspaper “Aftonbladet” reported. The WHO wrote thus in a press release that “the Swedish government has stepped up the Tests” and that this is reflected in the statistics of new cases of resistance. From the list, Sweden has not been deleted but.
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Another praise the Scandinavian country gets from the head of the disaster preparedness of the WHO, Mike Ryan. He stressed that the high mortality rates in Sweden are problematic, and, in particular, the R-value has not been reduced. But according to Ryan, WHO appreciate that Sweden recognizes “the uncertainty is open to question,” which strategy is the best – and that the state is turning its measures decisions to experts. “It is impressive how Swedish decisions on the basis of scientific interpretations of facts and not based on political interpretations of the facts have been taken,” said Ryan, “Svenska Dagbladet”.
Sources: “Svenska Dagbladet”, “Aftonbladet”, WHO, Folkhälsomyndigheten