Sweden repeals COVID-19 measures, stops classifying viruses as “generally and socially dangerous”
Travelers from other countries will be subject to milder entry rules when planning to reach Sweden after the latter government will no longer classify the Corona virus as a “generally and socially dangerous” disease, which removes measures introduced to stop the virus.
In this regard, Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren emphasized that the government will repeal the pandemic law and submit a motion to put an end to such measures to the country’s parliament, reports SchengenVisaInfo.com.
“Our assessment is that it is possible to abolish the law. If we had judged that it was not, we would have had a new discussion with the Riksdag. “ Minister Hallengren pointed out in this regard.
In addition, the Swedish government is skeptical that it will need such laws even in the event of a new wave of coronavirus infections during the autumn, according to SVT.
“We do not currently envisage reintroducing restrictions in the way we have experienced on and off for two years. But if we end up in such a situation, we will have to adopt a new law.” Hallengren has emphasized.
Based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO), Sweden has registered over 2,455,966 cases of covid-19 infection since the pandemic began, while 17,512 people have died during the same period.
In addition, figures from the WHO show that a total of 10,095 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered during the last seven days by authorities in Sweden, while 54 people have died during the same period.
But despite such figures, authorities in Sweden, following examples from other European countries, have decided to gradually abolish all restrictions to limit the spread of the Corona virus.
Last month, the Swedish government decided to lift entry requirements for arrivals from EU Member States and the Schengen area, which were introduced due to the Corona virus.
The decision was announced in a statement published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, at the same time as it was emphasized that travelers, regardless of vaccination status, would have the right to enter Sweden without being required to provide a pre-departure or arrival COVID-19 test.
But then the authorities in Sweden emphasized that travelers from third countries would not be affected by such a decision, which means that they would be obliged to provide a recovery certificate or a negative test result that is performed 72 hours after departure.
Authorities in Sweden also emphasized that the requirement to present a valid EU Digital Covid certificate would apply to all persons over 18 years of age.