COVID-19: Sweden imposes new restrictions as infections rise
- A number of new measures announced by the government.
- Includes work from home recommendation and tighter rules for social distancing.
- “We must now take joint responsibility,” Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson told a news conference.
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Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Rapid response team heading to Old Crow, Yukon, to tackle COVID-19, CBC News
Finland: COVID-19 surge casts shadow over tourism in Finnish Lapland, Yle News
Greenland: New strategy activated to manage COVID-19 outbreak in Upernavik, Greenland, Eye on the Arctic
Iceland: Iceland extends COVID-19 measures for at least two weeks, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Norway imposes partial pre-Christmas COVID lockdown, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: Drone delivery of Covid-19 tests being piloted in rural area of northern Sweden, Radio Sweden
