At Uppsala City Theater, the hope of getting more people into the audience dropped already last week - at the same rate as the number of infections rose.

- It was expected given the situation we have.

But I think it's heavy, says Uppsala City Theatre's CEO Petra Brylander a few minutes after the news became known.

The decision is valid until November 17 but can be extended.

With the support of the Public Order Act, the County Administrative Board has the opportunity to control how many people may be allowed in the audience at events.

On Thursday morning, after consultation with the Swedish Public Health Agency, it has been decided to set the limit at a maximum of 50 people.

The same limit we had for months.

This applies regardless of which infection control measures have been taken and this applies to all public gatherings and public events, including those held at, for example, restaurants and other places of service.

The police are tasked with checking that the decision is complied with.

Uppsala Chamber of Commerce requests support

The Uppsala Chamber of Commerce is also behind the decision.

But think it must be followed by financial support, as it hits the business community:

- The state has made the decision and then the state also has a responsibility to ensure that companies do not have to go under.

Therefore, there are efforts by the government that must follow from the decision.

You can not just introduce business bans like this and then leave them to their fate, says Tomas Stavbom, Uppsala Chamber of Commerce.

The combination of meeting restrictions and support that ends at the turn of the year will completely cut off the legs for large parts of the meeting-oriented business community, he says.

- The government should announce that short-term layoffs must be extended, says Tomas Stavbom.