On Tuesday morning, Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren (S) together with Minister of Civil Affairs Lena Micko and representatives from the Swedish Public Health Agency, the National Board of Health and Welfare and the county administrative boards presented how the country should handle the spread of infection in the coming year.
Stricter local councils
The message was that the advice that applies will last - especially the "three cornerstones" of staying home when you are sick, keeping your distance and washing your hands.
However, in order to respond to possible local outbreaks, local councils and restrictions may also be introduced.
-To deal with the local outbreaks that we fear, there may be, for example, stricter advice on working from home if you live with a person who is infected, said the Swedish Public Health Agency's director general Johan Carlson.
"Mouthguards can have a value"
There may also be local variations on the limit for public gatherings, which is currently 50 people, even though the authorities have opened up to expand this to 500. Mouthguards can also have a value "during a transitional period" in local outbreaks, says Carlson.
-It can, for example, be about the time it takes to remove the congestion in public transport.
Carlson also mentioned that the work of mapping where the spread of infection takes place in the country should be facilitated in order to be able to follow it in real time.
Today's press conference was based on the three scenarios for the development of the pandemic that the Swedish Public Health Agency presented in July.
One of these was about declining distribution, and two about increasing distribution.