Sweden no longer treats Covid-19 as a generally dangerous or socially harmful disease. The so-called pandemic law was abolished in the Scandinavian country on Friday, which means that in addition to this classification, there are also requirements for tracking and quarantining infections.
Restrictions lifted in early February
Most restrictions on the Swedish krona had already been lifted on 9 February. The government and the Swedish health authority Folkhälsomyndigheten justified this with the start of a new pandemic phase in which the population was widely vaccinated and omicron infections led to a milder progression of the disease.
According to the health authority, the fact that Covid-19 is no longer considered socially critical does not mean that the pandemic is over. Proven illnesses have yet to be reported to authorities. Anyone who is sick should stay home.
Sweden’s special path
In the Corona crisis, Sweden has gone its own way with comparatively few restrictions on its citizens. But certain measures have also been applied in the northern European country to contain the spread of the corona virus.