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Sweden s nursing home COVID failures haunt relatives left behind
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Sweden s health experts misjudged the resurgence of Covid-19 and didn t see such a wave in front of them , prime minister Stefan Lofven has said.
Medical advisers talked about different clusters but did not recommend tough measures to contain a second wave, which in fact has infected nearly 250,000 people in the autumn and winter, Lofven told the newspaper Aftonbladet.
The PM s comments came as Sweden s no-lockdown approach, championed by state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, was blamed in part for the high death toll in care homes during the first wave.
A report by a special commission said the community spread of Covid-19 was likely the biggest factor behind the thousands of deaths, adding that Sweden s Nordic neighbours had paid more attention to elderly care during the pandemic.
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16 December, 2020, 8:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Berga nursing home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Stockholm, Sweden November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Anna Ringstrom
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Systemic shortcomings in Sweden’s elderly care coupled with inadequate measures from the government and agencies contributed to the country’s high death toll in nursing homes, an initial report by an official commission said on Tuesday.
Sweden’s pandemic strategy, shunning lockdowns and masks, has stood out internationally. It left schools, restaurants and businesses largely open while appealing to people to socially distance and maintain good hygiene.
When announced during the spring, the strategy was twinned with a goal to “ring-fence” the elderly from COVID-19. But as deaths mounted, especially at nursing homes, the commission was appointed to asses the response.
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