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Sweden is likely to see Covid-19 infections gain momentum in the coming months while the curbs to limit the spread will need to be maintained until a higher proportion of the adult population is vaccinated, the Health Agency has said.
Sweden, which has opted against lockdowns and mostly relied on voluntary measures, has experienced a lull in the pandemic during the summer with few deaths and hospitalisations, Reuters reports. However, cases have risen in recent weeks and that trend is expected to continue as schools reopen and people return to work.
All our three scenarios point to increased spread during the autumn. More people are assumed to need hospital and intensive care, but at significantly lower levels than before during the pandemic.
When the vaccination coverage rate is high enough so that healthcare does not risk being overloaded the Public Health Agency considers it reasonable to phase out most infection control measures, despite a spread of the virus.
Russia reported 19,454 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, the first time the daily tally has dipped below 20,000 since 23 June as authorities blamed a case surge on the infectious Delta variant.
The government coronavirus task force also reported 776 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours nationwide.