STOCKHOLM: A month after Sweden announced that Covid-19 was no longer considered dangerous and scrapped health measures to fight it, the northern European country's public health agency said on Monday it was prepared to reintroduce restrictions if another coronavirus wave struck the country. During a Swedish television interview, health official Sara Byfors offered three possible scenarios, the first being a new coronavirus strain could invade one's immune system and cause severe illness. In this scenario, she said, being vaccinated is not enough, and 'we would need to introduce measures, such as limiting social contact and restricting public gatherings, and recommend working from home.' Though this particular scenario is unlikely, it comes as there are signs that Covid-19 infections are spreading anew. Twenty-five people on average were hospitalized for Covid-19 every day in Sweden, the agency said, adding that this figure could double by mid-May.
