https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-30/sweden-hits-highest-daily-coronavirus-case-number/12829990
"Striving for herd immunity is neither ethical nor otherwise justifiable," Dr Tegnell told German paper Die Zeit.
"We're beginning to approach the ceiling for what the healthcare system can handle," Dr Tegnell told a news conference.
"Together, as during the spring, we can push down this curve and avoid the strain on healthcare."
Stockholm authorities said separately that the number of COVID-19 patients in need of care in the region had risen about 60 per cent over the past week after a near 80 per cent surge in recorded infections.