The family traveled from Great Britain to Norrbotten during the Christmas weekend and were asked to test themselves when they came to Sweden. The whole family tested themselves but only the child got a positive result. According to the Norrbotten Region, infection tracers have carried out an infection tracing together with the family.



- The risk that this infection will have spread in the county from the current case is low. This is a small symptom-free child and young children tend to be low-grade infectious, says Anders Nystedt, infection control doctor, in a press release.



The mutated form of the coronavirus (VOC202012 / 01) was discovered in mid-December in the UK. The virus is not more dangerous than covid-19 but more contagious.