By working in staff, the region gets a better overview of the situation, and can make quick decisions if necessary, says Mikael Köhler.

The regional special health care management that is now being formed will primarily work to monitor the spread of infection and then see how it affects care placement, sampling, material consumption and staffing.

For patients, the staff situation should not make any difference.

Staff mode is the lowest standby mode.

In more serious situations, the concepts of reinforcement mode and disaster mode apply.

More about the new emergency mode in the clip.