The message is given by Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren (S) at a press conference.
– The government simply wants to secure the opportunity to follow the burden on healthcare. It is of course sad to have to give that assignment, but at the same time it is important to have an overview, she says.
The reason for the new-old assignment is thus the increasing spread of infection that was noted during the summer.
– But we do not see such an impact as we saw earlier during the pandemic, I really want to emphasize it, says Lena Hallengren.
Karin Tegmark Wisell, Director General of the Swedish Public Health Agency, also points to the increasing spread of infection – but emphasizes that the situation is not acute in any way. No new recommendations are relevant.
– The situation is not serious for the population as a whole, says Tegmark Wisell