Tegnell does not believe that the infection is spreading on the ice.

- I do not think that the infection spreads on the ice, it happens in changing rooms and when you meet before or after the sport.

People infected here rarely get sick, and usually do not get medical attention.

But we can spread from that group to those who are more sensitive, he says.

The valleys are experiencing an increase in corona falls.

Dalarnas Tidning announced in mid-September that several students at the ice hockey high school in Mora had become infected.

- Smaller groups can have more dramatic increases, in Dalarna an increase has been seen among young people.

Linked to several ice hockey teams in Dalarna, the big outbreak is generating, says Tegnell.

Just before the Swedish Public Health Agency's press conference, the Swedish Sports Confederation sent out a press release and welcomed the reminder to continue to follow general advice and recommendations to avoid the spread of infection.

"We are of the opinion that the autumn will also be characterized by restrictions due to the corona pandemic", says the chairman Björn Eriksson and adds:

"We need to plan because it will affect the sports movement throughout 2021. Right now we are working with analyzes to develop different scenarios for 2021."

CLIP: "Waiting for response from the Public Health Agency" (21 Aug 2020)

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