According to the current plan, the public restrictions on public gatherings will be abolished in September, but yesterday the government announced that they want to extend the pandemic laws until January next year.
This may mean that the planned reliefs are delayed.
-Right now we have a situation with low death rates, but we also see that the spread of infection is increasing.
We will follow the development for some time to come and we promise to announce in good time, said Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren (S) at a press conference on Thursday.
- It is clear that it is incredibly sad that we are not where we can open up yet.
We had really hoped for that, but it's just to continue working towards that goal, says Anna Sjölund, concert and festival director at Live nation.
Some countries have a system where visitors must present a health passport or vaccination certificate in order to gain access to public gatherings such as concerts.
It is an issue that divides the industry, but according to Anna Sjölund it is a good solution.
- We think it is something we should try in Sweden.
There are very good international examples now where you see large events that are carried out with those conditions and that work very well, she says.
The government has previously announced that they have not yet taken a position on the question of whether Sweden should introduce some type of health passport for public gatherings.