As of Friday, December 18, and one month ahead, all state and regional swimming and sports halls were closed.
This was announced by Prime Minister Stefan Löfvén.
Björn Eriksson, chairman of the Swedish Sports Confederation, does not like the decision at all.
He believes that the government is doing wrong.
- I think it is completely wrong, and I think it is directly counterproductive.
It is an opinion that I have taken that the Swedish Public Health Agency also has, at least that is what they say when I reason with them about this issue.
It is better to have leader-led club sports than to run around a lot of people on deserted levels and do both, says Björn Eriksson.
Is there a risk of greater infection exposure?
- If you have club sports with training, it can be run in an infection-proof way.
We and the Swedish Public Health Agency have developed guidelines for this.
If you let it go free so that it becomes like the men's and ladies' free riding - when you do as you please and there is no alternative - then I do not think it will be in the way that the affected children under 15 sit at home and read literature .
Then there will be a lot more infection exposure.
"Feels better to chew some chips"
He sees even greater long-term disadvantages.
- I think you get young people who do not move, they disappear from sports and habits change.
It feels better to sit in front of the computer, it feels better to chew some chips.
We pay a high price in the long term, says Eriksson and continues:
- I am especially worried about the weeks after Christmas and New Year.
It's a long, long period for a young man.
KLIPP: The government closes all state and regional sports halls (18/12)
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Stefan Löfven announced that sports facilities will now be closed.
Photo: Bildbyrån.