Tag: Sweden
Sweden: infected mink found on farm in Skara – “A kind never seen before in Sweden”
A case of SARS-CoV-2 infection in mink has been discovered in connection with the ongoing mandatory disease surveillance that was initiated this summer as a result of an EU decision and which covers all mink farms in the country.
Sweden: Farmed mink outbreaks saw mink infecting humans with coronavirus
A majority of genome sequences from human cases had clear phylogenetic relationships to sequences recovered from mink samples. More...
The highest ever coronavirus daily case rates recorded on Planet Earth – and it’s not India or Brazil
The highest ever daily country case figure for coronavirus on Planet Earth was recorded in The Seychelles in May 2021. More...
Sweden: 70yr old woman dies of blood clots and low levels of platelets following AstraZeneca vaccination
“I can confirm that we have received another report of a suspected death linked to vaccination last week,” writes Veronica Arthurson, unit manager at the Medical Products Agency in a text message to SVT. More...
Sweden: so much for Herd Immunity and Light Touch pandemic policies
“Instead of following evolving evidence, the [Swedish] FHM has doubled down and defended its approach without reconsidering the assumptions on which the failed national approach is based. More...
Sweden: Highest number of coronavirus patients in intensive care since May 2020
The number of people with Covid-19 in intensive care units in Sweden has hit its highest point since the first wave, according to data from the Swedish Intensive Care Registry on Monday.
Sweden’s daily coronavirus case rate far higher than Brazil or India
The spread of infection in Sweden on Friday was 625 new confirmed infections per day per one million inhabitants and the spread has increased since April 2 when it was 469 per one million inhabitants. More...
France and Sweden’s daily coronavirus case rate now exceeds that of Brazil
France’s daily case rate per million people: 571 | Sweden’s daily case rate per million people: 539 | Brazil’s daily case rate per million people: 354
Sweden: new case of suspected blood clots following Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine
Another Swedish case is now being investigated for a suspected connection between blood clots and AstraZeneca’s vaccine. More...
25% of coronavirus patients in Uppsala, Sweden are in intensive care
“It will get worse before it gets better.” The words are from the chief physician Magnus von Seth, who sees up close how the third wave strikes with force against Uppsala, Sweden.