Both the police and the health service are preparing for a different life when most pandemic restrictions are removed on Wednesday.

Fears more cases of abuse

Per Engström, who was previously chief of staff for the police's special event corona, hopes for a calm start that will gradually return to a more normal situation.

He believes that more police officers will now work during times when many are at nightclubs, events and major sporting events.

- When people leave restaurants, there will certainly be a small increase in the number of assault cases outdoors.

We have seen a small reduction in this during the pandemic, says Per Engström.

More accidents and trauma cases

Healthcare has been tried hard during the pandemic and when the restrictions are now easing, there is some concern that the spread of infection is gaining momentum.

But the care is still well equipped, says Peter Dahm, chief physician and operations manager at several IVA departments at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg.

The eased restrictions can also mean that you have to deal with other types of patients.

- There is a longing among the population to be out and about and as a result the risk of trauma and accidents coming to the healthcare system increases, some of them will also require intensive care, says Peter Dahm.

"Challenge for infection trackers" 

The opening up of society poses a challenge for infection tracing.

That is the opinion of Mats Martinell, researcher and medical advisor at the infection tracing and sampling unit in the Uppsala Region.

He points to an increased risk of so-called super-spreading events, where very many are infected despite being vaccinated.

This in turn can lead to the virus spreading to the oldest and most fragile, who were vaccinated in early spring and now have a protection that has been reduced somewhat.

- We infection trackers work to reduce this secondary infection, but there will be many more to track when there are large events, says Mats Martinell.

Javascript is disabled

Javascript must be turned on to play video

Read more about browser support

The browser is not supported

SVT does not support playback in your browser.

We therefore recommend that you switch to another browser.

Read more about browser support

Shake hands, put on stiff jeans and kiss on the dance floor - are we ready for life without restrictions?

Hear what people think in the video.

Photo: Karin Fallenius / SVT