- I do not have exact control of the infection rates in Piteå, but if we talk Northvold, it is eleven people with established covid-19 in Norrbotten who are infected in connection with that outbreak.
They also have relatives, so I think there are six more cases in Norrbotten.
Most in the southern parts of the county, says Anders Nystedt who does not rule out that it is about the British mutation.
He states that there is a high willingness to take samples in Piteå right now, that many with symptoms check that they have not had the infection.
Do we need to be afraid of people from Piteå who work at Northvold?
- Yes, we will not meet them either, it is really the same for everyone else as for those who live and work in Skellefteå.
But you should have some respect for this type of outbreak.
Sure, we can go there and work, but we should not go there unnecessarily, they have enough to try to take care of this.
He believes that it can be dangerous to relax too much.
- Somehow it feels like in that workplace and also in the municipality, you have lowered the guard too much and then suddenly you get these explosive eruptions.
It is sad for Skellefteå and it is sad for us too, in that we are so close to having had time to vaccinate large parts of the population, then we would have avoided this, says Anders Nysted.
Can it become relevant with local restrictions in Piteå?
- Yes, but I do not hope so.
If we only manage to avoid becoming infected, we will not get an outbreak here in Piteå, says Anders Nystedt, who believes that it is a matter of following the advice from the Swedish Public Health Agency.