Today, the Riksdag has decided on a new temporary pandemic law.
It enters into force on Sunday.
Against the background of a serious situation of infection and a heavy burden on healthcare, the question is what new restrictions the government is planning.
The Pandemic Act gives the government the opportunity to limit the number of people allowed to stay in different premises, but also to completely close down businesses, such as shops, shopping centers and gyms.
In SVT's interview, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven is very clear that the new law will begin to be applied quickly.
"We will use it in the near future," the prime minister said on several occasions.
It can not be interpreted in any other way than that new restrictions are about to be rolled out.
They can take effect at the earliest on Sunday and will probably be about restrictions on how many individuals are allowed to stay in different places.
The Prime Minister himself mentions as examples public transport, sports facilities, shops and, for example, premises that are rented out for parties.
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- The Pandemic Act will be used in the near future, says Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (S).
In the interview, the Prime Minister also comments for the first time on the resignation of MSB chief Dan Eliasson.
He is very careful here and tries to avoid making a concrete statement about the mentioned holiday trip.
On the other hand, he says that he thinks it was the right decision by Eliasson to resign, which can be interpreted as the Prime Minister also believes that the resignation was a natural consequence of the trip.
At the same time, Stefan Löfven defends that Dan Eliasson will receive full pay for two years until his appointment as CEO expires.
He emphasizes that Eliasson will be given other tasks, but does not want to answer what assignment it may be a question of.
However, it will probably take a long time before the government can appoint Eliasson to a heavier assignment, given how his confidence was damaged by the scandal surrounding the holiday trip and the statements afterwards that it was "necessary".
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- I think he (Dan Eliasson) has drawn the right conclusion that he can not stay, says Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (S).
In the SVT interview, Stefan Löfven also defends his own excursions in the Christmas shopping, something that has led to sharp criticism and extensive public debate.
Many have reacted to the fact that the Prime Minister one day on TV urged the Swedish people not to visit shops and shopping centers, and then did just that.
How then does the Prime Minister explain this?
"I have never shopped anything online," says Löfven a little surprisingly as an explanation for his visit to the Gallerian in Stockholm in the Christmas shopping.
The statement has received a great deal of media attention as e-commerce has exploded in recent years, not least during the pandemic.
Many older people have also been forced to start making their purchases online due to the spread of infection in order to reduce the risk of becoming infected.
Yet they are probably the target audience for his explanation.
By indirectly referring to his age and that it is complicated to shop online, Löfven hopes to gain greater acceptance because he chose to visit the Mall in the Christmas shop.
Löfven also emphasizes in the interview that there was no congestion when he shopped, but says he understands that people have reacted.
However, he tries to tone down what possible consequences this may have for confidence in the government's and the authorities' corona measures.
But there we will get answers in future opinion polls.
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Hear Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (S) explain why he went out into the Christmas trade.
Photo: SVT.