On Thursday morning, the director of health Jessica Frisk says that regional guidelines can be introduced, but that nothing has been decided yet.

- People still have to follow those recommendations.

We are looking at all possibilities, says Jessica Frisk.

At 15.00 on Thursday, the region will hold a press conference due to the corona situation.

The number is rising

People with confirmed covid-19 continue to increase in Östergötland, and on Wednesday the figure was a total of 5,253 found infected since February this year.

On Wednesday, 25 patients were also in inpatient care in the region and three in intensive care.

Hear Jessica Frisk talk about the current state of care in the video above.