The decision to sign the agreement, which is shortened JPA (Joint Procurement Agreement), was made at an extra-governmental meeting on Friday.
After all, Social Minister Lena Hallengren believes that the readiness to deal with the corona virus is good in Sweden. At the same time, she points to potential problems with people traveling to Sweden from infectious countries.
- There is a high risk that individuals coming from countries with infection will come here. Then it is important that our infection protection works and that we can limit it and cause infection, ”she says.
At the same time, Lena Hallengren calls for calm, and says that Sweden's readiness to deal with the infection in Sweden is good.
- What the Public Health Agency and the National Board of Health and the regional infection control doctors and that organization say is that we have good preparedness for what the situation looks like today, and to be able to make re-prioritization for another situation.