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| Government failed on Covid-19 pandemic, says Swedish parliamentary committee | Government failed on Covid-19 pandemic, says Swedish parliamentary committee |
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| Sweden’s constitutional committee has said the government failed in many aspects of its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, including being slow to implement a testing and tracing system and not sufficiently protecting the elderly. | Sweden’s constitutional committee has said the government failed in many aspects of its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, including being slow to implement a testing and tracing system and not sufficiently protecting the elderly. |
| Speaking at a hearing on Thursday, Hans Ekstrom, deputy chairman of the committee and a Social Democrat lawmaker, told colleagues that the response of Sweden’s minority government was “not sufficient.” | Speaking at a hearing on Thursday, Hans Ekstrom, deputy chairman of the committee and a Social Democrat lawmaker, told colleagues that the response of Sweden’s minority government was “not sufficient.” |
| “It is ... clear that Sweden was not sufficiently prepared before [the pandemic] and we can learn from many of the underlying failures that have been identified,” he stated. | “It is ... clear that Sweden was not sufficiently prepared before [the pandemic] and we can learn from many of the underlying failures that have been identified,” he stated. |
| Ekstrom, accompanied by committee chairperson Karin Enstrom, of the opposition Moderate Party, said the government had been too slow to implement test-and-trace, failed to safeguard the elderly and did not distinguish responsibility between national and local authorities. The committee did not mention Sweden’s controversial no-lockdown strategy. | Ekstrom, accompanied by committee chairperson Karin Enstrom, of the opposition Moderate Party, said the government had been too slow to implement test-and-trace, failed to safeguard the elderly and did not distinguish responsibility between national and local authorities. The committee did not mention Sweden’s controversial no-lockdown strategy. |
| “The elderly were particularly vulnerable ... and ... the government should have acted more forcefully,” Karin Enstrom added. Sweden’s minority Social Democrat-led government has already taken responsibility for its failure to protect elderly care-home residents. | “The elderly were particularly vulnerable ... and ... the government should have acted more forcefully,” Karin Enstrom added. Sweden’s minority Social Democrat-led government has already taken responsibility for its failure to protect elderly care-home residents. |
| While Sweden opted against lockdowns, the country experienced lower death rates than other EU nations that took a stricter approach. However, the statistics show many more died in Sweden than in its Nordic neighbors. | While Sweden opted against lockdowns, the country experienced lower death rates than other EU nations that took a stricter approach. However, the statistics show many more died in Sweden than in its Nordic neighbors. |
| As of May 26, more than one million Swedes have tested positive for the virus while around 14,500 have died with Covid-19. The nation’s mortality rate is around 1,400 deaths per million inhabitants. By comparison neighboring Finland recorded just 173 deaths per million inhabitants. | As of May 26, more than one million Swedes have tested positive for the virus while around 14,500 have died with Covid-19. The nation’s mortality rate is around 1,400 deaths per million inhabitants. By comparison neighboring Finland recorded just 173 deaths per million inhabitants. |
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