The increased number of confirmed cases of covid-19 has led to decisions on special measures in five regions: Stockholm, Västra Götaland, Skåne, Östergötland and Uppsala.

Employees in Karlskrona municipality are now instructed to refrain from business trips to regions where local general councils have been introduced.

At the same time, measures are being taken to ensure that the municipality is prepared if local guidelines are also introduced in Blekinge.

- We have routines and preparedness for how to handle an increased spread of infection in Karlskrona. We are now intensifying our monitoring of the world around us and the preventive work at the official level. In this situation, it is not a question of activating the crisis management committee, but we are prepared to do so if and when necessary, says the chairman of the municipal board Sandra Bizzozero (S) in a press release.