COVID-19 roundup: Sweden underestimated number of deaths; more cases across the Russian Arctic

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Posted: Friday, April 24, 2020 at 18:24 — Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2020 at 11:05
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Sweden’s state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency of Sweden talks during a daily news conference on the new coronavirus – Covid-19 situation, in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 22, 2020. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency/AFP/Getty Images)

A report by Radio Sweden found that the Swedish Public Health Agency underestimated the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the country.

More cases are appearing in the Russian Arctic stretching from the Chukotka Autonomous District, the Arctic region of the Russian Far East, to the Komi Republic in the northwest.

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A report by Radio Sweden found that the Swedish Public Health Agency underestimated the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the country.

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