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Sweden Liberal Circus: Public Health Authority will no longer report number of COVID-19 cases

Posted by EU Times on Feb 8th, 2024 // No Comment

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Sweden’s Public Health Authority has developed a novel way of combating the COVID-19 epidemic: by not reporting the number of cases.

A representative of the Authority said that instead of reporting the number of known infections, they would identify those regions that are most badly hit by the virus, according to a report in Sweden’s Aftonbladet. “We will no longer say that we have 458 or 562 cases,” Anders Tegnell said. “Instead, we will talk about which areas of Sweden are being affected, and how badly.”

He added that it is “no longer important” to know how many cases of COVID-19 there are in the country.

The Public Health Agency did report today that there are currently 924 cases in Sweden, according to a report in The Local. A second victim also died of the disease in Sweden today.

Sweden has imposed restrictions limiting public events to under 500 people. This move has been criticized by some, who claim that this measure is inadequate. Hungary, for example, has banned all indoor events consisting of 100 or more people, and outdoor events involving 500 or more.

Germany, conversely, has taken an even stranger attitude toward the crisis. Angela Merkel has refused to restrict travel from Italy despite the fact that she has admitted that 70% of Germans will likely be infected by COVID-19 eventually, as previously reported by Voice of Europe.

Sweden has also not restricted travel from any other countries.

Physician Staffan Sylvan has said that Sweden lacks the necessary resources to handle the epidemic. “Our hospitals are already having problems caring for urgent cases,” he said. “So why spread false information about our readiness?”

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