In the afternoon, Göteborgsposten reported that Minister of Sports Amanda Lind (MP) gives the green light to more spectators in arenas, and bases it on a consultation response given by the Public Health Agency.
But state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell says that is not the case.
- I think they have over-interpreted an answer we have given a referral when it comes to how to be able to have more audiences in the stands at events in general.
Then we have divided it all into a staircase with different steps.
And provided that the spread of infection decreases considerably, one can in certain circumstances imagine having an audience.
But in the first place, we want to see that the spread of infection drops properly before we get there, he says in SVT's Corona special.
So to see an increase in the audience ceiling is not relevant as it looks now with the spread of infection in the country.
- Today it is not conceivable.
Now we still have a high spread of infection that we really need to be helped to keep down.
Then it is not relevant with that type of event, it entails too great a risk.