Relaxed strategy is expected to ease the impact on the economy sweden has one of europes highest fatality rates. And the worst death toll by far in scandinavia. What went wrong and what should have been done differently some of the questions we put to one of the leaders in the battle against covert 19 swedens minister for health and social affairs lena having grown talks to al jazeera. Swedens minister for health and social affairs Alaina Helen Dan thanks for joining us and for talking to aljazeera can i just begin with the government motto during the covert 19 pandemic which was physical distancing not social distancing was that the best policy considering the latest figures from sweden suggests that youve had nearly 6000 deaths and nearly 80000 infections but let me say that we have had a situation in sweden which has the best problem at the as many other countries i mean this is a Global Pandemic virus we knew very little about from the beginning now you know a lot more so rare or s
Virtual town hall. The monday prior to the start date to make sure that everyone has the right tools to succeed, plus they know how to use them. The new school year is rolling out in phases this week kids will learn from home then comes phase 2 which would be a hybrid with in Person Learning for some in the online form and of elliott sick with the department of Public Health says that that can not happen until a few things change as we all know the School District has decided to remote learning. However we will absolutely need to see a decline in hospitalizations. And in case all the research has shown that it is safest to open schools. When there are lower rates of community transmission. In the meantime support of programs known as Community Learning hubs were brought into focus to make sure that parents still have that resource in kids have alternatives to screen time. To be truly say that heads will be small and focusing on stem cells go students who need the supports the most well
A miracle. Revisits the men once celebrated as National Groups and asked how this ordeal changed their lives chilean miners after the rescue on the jersey at all what you see. Swedens on orthodox approach to handling the Health Crisis has made headlines throughout the covert 19 pandemic unlike most you members the swedes didnt impose and the Strict Lockdown measures remain business as usual in stockholm and elsewhere even when cases peaked and opinions became more divided than ever. While the relaxed strategy is expected to ease the impact on the economy sweden has one of europes highest fatality rates and the worst death toll by far in scandinavia. What went wrong and what should have been done differently some of the questions we put to one of the leaders in the battle against covert 19 swedens minister for health and social affairs lena having grown talks to al jazeera. Swedens minister for health and social affairs Alaina Helen Dan thanks for joining us and for talking to aljazeera
For when students are allowed back on campus with the School Season starting kron fours ray kelly explains how one bay area county is trying to reverse this alarming trend that were seeing in infections. Nearly 100,000 you tested positive for coronavirus in the u. S. During the last 2 weeks in july. The American Academy of pediatrics says thats a 40 increase in child infections across the state since the study a u c berkeley Infectious Disease expert says those stats are changing our understanding of a virus that was first believed to be a problem mostly for older people because of who was winding up in the hospital and before we understood asymptomatic spread the image that people have is children are ok theyre not to get real sick. And so children young adults they tend to be doing things that are less safe like not social distancing, doing things like not wearing a mask this pandemic is very very children who have much more difficulty with impulse control. Want to do something and t
Upper 80s inland. No 90s in your forecast today. A lot of 70s alongside the bay, ill get to more of those numbers still to come. Weve interviewed is qualified and ive narrowed down youll find out shortly. Our top story, the historic announcement were waiting to be made any moment by joe biden and well tell you who he chooses for his Vice President they all sides right now pointing that is to the fact that his running mate may very well be a woman of color weve got jeff zeleny with the latest. 2 of the final contenders to be joe bidens running mate just happened to be alongside him at the last rally of the primary. California senator Kamala Harris and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer before he clinched the nomination and coronavirus change the campaign. His decision is coming any day now ahead of next weeks Democratic Convention every one of the women time. Weve interviewed is qualified and i narrowed it down youll find out shortly aides tell cnn hes narrowing it down from a list of a