In Sweden is the last day registered a slight decrease in the number of coronarelaterede deaths.

40 persons infected with the coronavirus has died in Sweden the past day.

It shows a statement from the Swedish health authorities, according to news agency TT.

the Day before the figure was 51

With Saturday’s leveling up is the total death toll stands at 373 in Sweden, while a total of 6443 have tested positive for the virus.

the Number of persons who are hospitalized at intensive departments, is 520, of which 391 are men and 129 are women.

Sweden has in recent days experienced a significant increase in the number of infected and dead in connection with the coronapandemien.

The Swedish authorities both within and outside Sweden’s borders have been criticized for not to impose strict restrictions, as done in other countries to curb the spread of the infection.

So is it still possible to go on the restaurant and bar in Sweden, and the schools be kept open – in contrast to for example Denmark.

Particularly the capital Stockholm has been hit hard by the virus. Here the regional authorities requested to have activated a so-called kriseaftale.

The need to ensure that health workers have doubled their salary. In turn, the doctors and nurses work 48 hours per week. The agreement applies to staff in the intensive care unit.

the Pressure on the hospitals around Stockholm have been so large, that you have been the need to establish field hospitals.

The first, which has been created in the suburb of Älvsjö, was already before the weekend ready to receive patients.

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