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Originally Posted by legion
Let's completely ignore that Sweden is NOT seeing the same second wave that everywhere else is.
Personal responsibility works better than government mandates.
Also, people need to be allowed to take the risks they (not the government) deem appropriate.
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Yes they are. They have two provinces where they are adding restrictions. Stockholm is next on their list.
More Swedish regions advised for more restrictions as COVID-19 cases increase 70 pct in one week - Xinhua | English.news.cn
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- COVID-19 cases have increased 70 percent in one week in Sweden, sparking the country to impose more restrictions in more regions, Swedish Television (SVT) on Tuesday quoted Anders Tegnell, a state epidemiologist, as saying at a press conference of the Public Health Agency of Sweden.
Tegnell said that the current upward trend in coronavirus infections in Sweden is evident, and that was also partly due to the fact that testing has been stepped up. "It is partly due to increased sampling, but there is definitely an increased spread of infections in parts of the society," he said.
Skane, the southernmost county of Sweden, is the second region to be advised for stricter local restrictions after the university city of Uppsala, about 70 kilometers north of the capital Stockholm, where coronavirus has spread rapidly especially among the younger age groups. Currently, the top three regions in Sweden that are particularly affected by the increased transmissions are Skane, Uppsala and Stockholm.
According to SVT, people in the Skane region are currently urged to avoid public transport and shops. Tegnell also suggested that a unified national guideline on restrictions could be used if more regions see an upsurge.
At the same time, SVT reported that the number of patients in the intensive care unit in Skane is also increasing.
