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Moderator note posts below have been moved from: https://www.s4me.info/threads/news-from-scandinavia.647/ "Help Holger now!" 13 minutes long video in Swedish about Holger who is very severely ill with ME. Made by his younger brother. (I haven't been able to watch the whole video yet, but...

After weeks of reports that Swedish people are moving about and travelling more despite the recommendations not to, a continuously high number of covid-19 deaths, and a rising number of infected people for the last 2+ weeks, new recommendations have been announced today...

Lots of articles about this around the world today, in English: The Guardian, Bloomberg, Politico, Reuters, Independent, AFP, New York Times and others. ETA: Here's another interview in Swedish, where Tegnell shares his own thoughts and opinions a bit more in depth. Google Translate, English

According to a news article today, the Swedish government is apparently trying to save face by asking international diplomats/ambassadors to portray Sweden's covid strategy in a more positive light. Possibly in response to the negative attention the strategy has gotten internationally lately, as...

So far the most repeated response by the Swedish chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, when faced with criticism, seems to be "In the fall we will know what countries were successful". It really irks me, because to me it sounds as if they won't even consider changing their approach, no matter...

There have been a couple of news articles recently in Swedish media about the aftermath in Italy, about people's "unhealed emotional wounds" and growing anger, the need to hold someone accountable for the fact that some of their elderly family members were denied medical care and died during the...

I, too, would really like to know... Here are some relevant quotes from a couple of recent news articles: https://tt.omni.se/risk-for-dominoeffekt-nar-farre-foljer-raden/a/3Jy0yM https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/fortroendet-for-regeringen-stortdyker-en-ny-signal/

In the news today: https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/fler-doda-i-covid-19-doljs-i-statistiken/

Questionnaire in Swedish, for people with ME. The blogger/advocate Den Ofrivilliga Eremiten wants to know your thoughts and experiences regarding reporting (or not reporting) iatrogenic harm, healthcare related discrimination etc...

The fact that more and more people are ignoring the recommendations are showing up in the statistics now :( Is this happening in other countries too? For example, here's an article from a hospital in Göteborg/Gothenburg (Sweden's second largest city): Chief physician: "The hospitalisations are...

Here's a design I hadn't seen before, it's a free pattern. https://www.orangedotquilts.com/simplemask

Some more data: Source: https://omni.se/over-en-kvarts-miljon-tanker-bryta-reserekommendation/a/0n2mjA

@lunarainbows, your post reminded me of this: Yesterday the Swedish Public Health Authority published new guidelines for when people who have had covid-19 "are no longer infectious". FHM: Ny vägledning om smittfrihet efter covid-19...

I'm a big fan of alfalfa sprouts :) So easy and delicious :)

An expired job ad (March 2020), looking for a nurse: https://arbetsformedlingen.se/platsbanken/annonser/23855968 There's also a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RED-Clinic-100102771615257/

Opinion piece in Dagens Nyheter (Sweden), about the need for ethical considerations in decision making during pandemics. Well worth a read. According to the article, The Swedish National Council on Medial Ethics will publish a new report today, proposing a number of ethical values and...

@Marky Thank you so much for doing this! Sounds like you're doing a brilliant job :)

Here's some data from Sweden to follow up on my earlier posts on whether loose advice/recommendations are more sustainable over time than stricter lockdown measures enforced by laws etc: https://www.krisinformation.se/nyheter/2020/maj/sifo-matning-farre-anger-andrat-beteende (I'm sharing these...

I don't know why they haven't yet published at least the name of the main doctor/researcher? I don't want to write out their name here, in case there's a good reason it is currently being withheld, maybe it's a question of timing or something? I'm sorry there isn't more public info to link to...

There's a new biomedical, private center for ME, POTS, FM etc in Stockholm. They do research into ME as well. (I don't know enough to comment on it yet. Cautiously optimistic, though!) http://redclinic.se/