According to state media reports, working from home will be the norm again as of Wednesday, and the maximum number of participants at indoor activities would be lowered to 500.
In the mean, restaurants must close by 11 p.m. Existing restrictions include the obligation to present a vaccination certificate in order to attend larger events, as well as the recommendation to wear face masks on crowded buses and trains.
Last week, the number of confirmed cases in a 24-hour period reached new highs twice. The Swedish King and Queen, as well as the Crown Princess and her husband, have recently contracted the disease.
“There is no doubt that the situation has gotten worse,” Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said at a press conference, “since infection levels in Sweden are at historically high levels.” “I want to emphasise how critical it is for everyone who has the ability to work from home to do so,” she continued.
The infection rate among vaccinated people has also risen, according to Karin Tegmark Wisell, Director-General of the Swedish Public Health Agency. We’re in a position where infection is rapidly spreading, and the new Omicron form has proven to be highly contagious, even among those who have received two doses of vaccination, though it generally results in only minor disease.
“To decrease the transmission of infection, there needs to be less interaction throughout the community,” she said.
She also advised the 14% of the population aged 12 and up who have not yet received their first vaccination to do so.
Source : IANS
