- It is a scandal that the berry pickers have not been checked before they were allowed to enter Sweden.
I am afraid of being infected because the risk of infection is great, she says.
When the municipal councilor in Älvsbyn, Tomas Engmark (S), found out that as many as 58 of 76 berry pickers were infected in Tväråsel in Älvsbyn, he became worried.
- No!
I thought.
We do not want a hotbed of infection in Älvsbyn, he says.
Feels calm after talking to the infection control
Now, however, he feels calmer after talking to the infection control unit at Sunderby Hospital.
- There are no new reported cases of covid-infected berry pickers.
Since then, the berry pickers have been sick for over a week, so right now I feel calmer, says Tomas Engmark.
In the video, you hear Älvsbyn's municipal councilor, Tomas Engmark and Älvsbybon Gunvor Nilsson-Stokki who are afraid of being infected.