THE Sweden is the first in the European Union in terms of infections, according to data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published today, although the death toll remains quite low.
The Nordic country, which implemented a less strict strategy against him virus, records an incidence rate of 577 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days, according to the ECDC report.
Sweden exceeded the symbolic limit of one million reported cases in early May and remained in second place for weeks in terms of new infections behind Cyprus.
“Many countries had higher rates than ours today, so this phenomenon can only be considered to reflect a delayed increase in third-wave cases in Sweden,” epidemiologist Anders Tengel told a news conference.
The total death toll from the pandemic rose to 14,351 today, putting Sweden in the middle of the European rankings, but well above its Scandinavian neighbors, such as Finland, Norway and Denmark.
European mortality statistics also show that Sweden had a hypersensitivity below the European average in 2020.
In the coronavirus crisis, Sweden stood out with the absence of quarantine and a strategy based on recommendations rather than mandatory measures and with very limited use of the mask in public places.
Despite the new measures at the end of 2020, for example with the closure of bars and restaurants at 8.30 pm, the country remains comparatively less strict than other European countries against the virus.
Although the Swedish strategy has provoked controversy, the increase in restrictive measures elsewhere in Europe has once again given credibility to a strategy intended to be a “marathon” that seeks to take into account the health and mental health of society as a whole.
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