On Friday, the so-called Corona Commission presented its second interim report.

One of the conclusions is that the mass testing started too late.

Old and sick as well as health and medical care staff were divided into priority groups one and two.

Then the authorities added two new groups: "people with socially important functions" and "other relevant groups in society".

- But who is socially important?

It took a month for MSB to come up with a list on May 20 of who were the socially important ones, says Commission President Mats Melin.

He continues:

- The big disaster is that after April 17 and until the agreement that made it possible to test from June 1, there was a discussion about whose responsibility it was to test priority groups three and four.

- We believe this is an accident - a discussion about responsibility and money - contributed to this extensive testing being delayed.

Svenonius (M) "Agree"

The Financial Regions Council in Stockholm Irene Svenonius (M) agrees with the conclusion.

- Yes, I actually agree with that.

I think it is a pity that Sweden could not test to the extent that other countries in our world did and thus reduce the spread of infection.

It is due to the large, wide spread of infection that we have had such large death rates in Sweden, she says.

What is your responsibility that the testing did not start on a large scale in Stockholm, which was hit hard?

- It is clear that I have a responsibility for it, but when there are ambiguities from the state authorities in a national crisis, then you should be able to trust that what the state authorities say is clear and distinct and that this is what applies, says Svenonius.

Hallengren (S): "Learning for the future"

Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren believes that the Commission does not report what the government and authorities should have done instead.

When you see that the Commission finds that the measures were not enough.

Should you have presented more powerful measures in the spring of 2020?

- It is a crisis of historical proportions.

We have not seen anything similar in the field of health in modern times.

Exactly what measures would have been taken in the past, the Commission does not describe.

We will take part in the analyzes carried out by the Commission.

We will above all learn for the future, she says.