Prime Minister Rebukes Sweden’s Crown Strategy

Prime Minister Rebukes Sweden’s Crown Strategy

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven pointed criticism of Covid 19-country strategy, on charges that the softer Lockdown his government decided in one brought death rates highest in the world. “We have the same main strategy, as others follow,” Lofven said in an interview with the state broadcaster SVT on Sunday night. “What the contagion, in other words means keeping at a level that the health system can handle.” Lofven said that “it is too early to draw definitive conclusions about the success of our strategy”, despite the high mortality rate. The number of deaths related Covid now amounts to 4874 in Sweden, dwarfing registered in neighboring Denmark 597 and 242 in Norway. After Lofven “it is normal for the time of year.” Excess mortality rate Sweden has also vary the methods for monitoring Covid mortality rates between countries. But in Sweden the highest levels of contagion their neighbors and other European Union countries have upset. As a result, excludes the Swedish border openings on the block in recent weeks. Swedish Foreign Minister, Ann Linde, told local media that it is “very concerned” about the future of Nordic relations brought before international travel restrictions for their countrymen. As of Monday, the limits for the rest of the Nordic region were reopened so that Sweden increasingly isolated. Lofven has faced criticism Monday after the epidemiologist has Covid-19 Response eliminated Sweden confided that he made mistakes. The development has left many confused, and a key survey suggested Sweden to lose belief in their country to fight the efforts of the crown. Jimmie Åkesson, leader of the populist Sweden Democrats last week went so far as one of the high mortality rate of the country to compare “massacre” in an interview with the newspaper Aftonbladet. Even so, a separate survey showed that Lofven Social Democrats remain most popular party among voters. Continue reading: party in Sweden’s government holds poll lead Despite criticism Covid rather than a failure of strategy Lofven increased testing have led to a sharp rise in reported infection rates. “But if you look at the people in hospitals with Covid, decrease the number because the number of deaths,” he said.
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