Sweden has had a target of 100,000 tests a week, and in early May, Social Minister Lena Hallengren announced that there was the capacity to achieve it.

But that has not been near. Last week, 28,800 people were tested, and on Monday the Public Health Agency announced that the focus was no longer on the numerar but that the tests should be appropriate.

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven believes that tests must increase.

- There I feel a frustration that we should have more that are being tested by this time, he says to the Studio One P1 program.

Communication between state and region

Explanation that Sweden did not get started with the tests as quickly as neighboring countries, for example, he says is due to ambiguity.  

- It seems that this is due to some ambiguity between the state and the regions. We went in early with a test billion, we have told the regions and municipalities that it should never fall on the money. We take the extra costs, he says.

"Obvious failure"

The Left Party's party leader Jonas Sjöstedt also expresses frustration at the number of tests being carried out and calls it "an obvious failure". 

- We are at a painfully low level, well below our neighboring countries. Many in the home service are not regularly tested. And just a few weeks ago, the Healthcare Association raised alarm that many at IVA are not being tested. It is a failure. The government has stood the ground, he tells Aftonbladet.