Sweden Over 4,500 dead are responsible for admitting inadequate measures June 4, 4:01
In Sweden in Northern Europe, which has continued its own relatively gradual countermeasures against the spread of the new coronavirus, more than 4,500 people died in Sweden, and the person in charge of the countermeasures told local media ``We can do better than now. Must have been made," and admitted that the measures were not sufficient.
Although Sweden prohibits gatherings of 50 people or more, unlike restaurants such as the United Kingdom, which has severe restrictions on going out, such as restaurants that continue to operate except some services, their own measures are relatively gradual. Has continued.
The government has called for individuals to act responsibly, such as maintaining sufficient distance from people, but the number of infected people exceeds 40,000, and the number of deaths exceeds 4,500.
"We should have done better," he said in a local radio interview Tuesday, admitting that the measures weren't enough.
He said that in the future, as other countries relaxed restrictions, the measures Sweden should take would become clear.
In Sweden, 90% of people who died are over 70 years old, and half of them are concentrated in facilities for the elderly, so experts and others criticized the government's measures.
In addition, Norway and Denmark will partially remove the entry restrictions from this month and resume mutual traffic, but Sweden is excluded from the list because of the large number of deaths.