Good results from blood plasma corona treatment in Sweden
Swedish researchers report good progress with a corona treatment that uses blood plasma from people who have survived the illness
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Swedish municipality declares corona situation “out of control”
The municipality of Gällivare is taking drastic measures after the spread of the coronavirus there has been deemed as “out
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Sami in Sweden start work on structure of Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The Swedish government announced 1.2 million Swedish kroner (approximately $170,00 CDN) this month for the Sami Paliament to begin laying
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Sweden : Extra billions to SAS – but with stricter climate requirements
The government wants to pump several billion kronor into Scandinavian airline SAS and airport operator Swedavia to make up for
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Sweden to lift domestic travel restrictions in mid-June
People without Covid-19 symptoms will be allowed to travel within Sweden from June 13th, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announced on
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Sweden’s top epidemiologist admits he got COVID-19 strategy wrong
Sweden should have put more measures in place to fight the spread of the coronavirus from an early stage, state
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Swedish protest over George Floyd’s death to take place online due to pandemic
Demonstrations have spread across the globe following the death of a black man in the United States after a white
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Covid-19 deaths top 4,000 but overall situation in Sweden ‘getting better’
Sweden on Monday saw its Covid-19 death toll pass 4,000, but State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said that the overall situation in
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Nordics concerned over COVID-19 spread in Sweden
Norway and Finland are looking at opening their borders for the tourist season and are said to be considering retaining
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COVID-19 Roundup: Sweden discusses virus’ impact on the military; Norway’s COVID reproduction rate falls to 0.61
COVID-19 and its effect on the military dominated discussions at the Northern Group meeting of defence ministers this week, said
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COVID-19 Roundup: New case in Russia’s Nenets region ; Alaska’s businesses reopen at 100 per cent capacity
Nenets Autonomous Okrug: This region of northern Russia recorded an additional case of COVID-19 on Wednesday bringing total confirmed cases
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Sweden’s Arctic : Earthquake rattles workers inside Arctic iron mine
An iron ore mine in Sweden’s Arctic north was evacuated early Monday morning after an earthquake struck the area. The
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New guideline launched for Arctic-specific risk assessment in shipping
A picture of the Arctic Ocean at the 85th parallel north between the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land and
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COVID-19: Sweden to buy sedatives from Norway to meet shortage
Sweden’s Nordic neighbour Norway is offering a helping hand by meeting a shortage of the sedative drug propofol, one of
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Living through Coronavirus – but how much will we remember in the future?
How has everyday life changed since the Coronavirus outbreak, what will the future look like and how much will we
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