People who have been to Norway, Great Britain, South Africa or Brazil are encouraged to get tested so that any infection can be detected.
But exactly how many East Goths traveled to these countries, according to Britt Åkerlind, is unclear.
- There are relatively few people, therefore Sweden has the opportunity to try all those who come, says Britt Åkerlind.
How many East Goths are there?
- Very difficult to say but there are some individuals absolutely, she says.
In the middle of the day, two cases of the mutated virus variant were discovered in Östergötland. Since then, no new case of the mutated variant has been confirmed in Östergötland, but now covid-positive samples taken from people who have traveled will be forwarded to the Swedish Public Health Agency for analysis.