As the corona pandemic continues, the public's demand for information from the government, but also on authorities such as the Public Health Authority and the National Agency for Social Protection and Preparedness, has also increased, says Torbjörn Sjöström, CEO of Novus.

- Now it requires a completely different kind of pandemic management compared to the emergency crisis management that people thought was enough a few months ago, he says.

Tough situation for the government and responsible authorities

According to Torbjörn Sjöström, the government and the responsible authorities are having a tough time right now. Admittedly, healthcare has so far been stagnant, but among other things, the high death rates among the elderly are troublesome. People want to know how widespread the infection is and how long the elderly have to stay at home, questions that have not been answered.

- In the past, it was enough to avoid disaster, he continues.

The survey shows that the proportion of respondents who had very or fairly high confidence in the government's ability to deal with the corona virus dropped to 45 percent in June, compared with 63 percent in Novus's previous survey in April. At the same time, confidence in the Public Health Authority and the MSB has fallen to 65 (73) percent and 48 (57) percent, respectively.

However, confidence in the health care system and the school's ability to handle the crisis has not diminished significantly and, in the case of the school, has rather increased, albeit marginally. The proportion with very or quite high confidence in health care amounted to 80 (84) percent in June, while confidence in the school landed at 45 (44) percent.

Political castle peace ends

The diminished confidence in the government also means the end to the political bourgeoisie that prevailed so far during the corona pandemic, Torbjörn Sjöström believes. The government will no longer be protected from criticism. 

"In the past, they did not dare criticize the government, but now the start has gone for the corona pandemic as a politically charged issue," he says.