OECD: Sverige sämst på flera punkter i coronahanteringen - DN.SE
OECD: Sweden worst in several points in corona management
Sweden is the worst among the OECD countries in several points in corona management, shows a new report from the organization. But according to state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, the report lacks sufficient context for it to be possible to draw any conclusions.
Comparisons in the OECD's new report “Health at a Glance: Europe” show that
Sweden is the worst of all 37 member countries in reducing the spread of infection, discharging IVA patients and making citizens isolate themselves.
The report investigates, among other things, how quickly the countries managed to limit the spread of infection after reaching the peak. They then examined how many days it took for each country to bring the r number down to below 1, after a high listing. The national r-number shows the number of people to whom each infected person on average spreads the bichito.
Sweden topped the OECD's list by 58 days. In comparison, the corresponding figure was 43 in Finland, 38 in Denmark and 27 in Norway. The fastest spread of infection was in Malta, where it took eleven days before the r-number reached below 1.
When it comes to discharge of IVA patients, Sweden was also behind the other countries. The report looked at how the number of IVAs developed after the peak of new inpatients was reached.
In countries where tougher closures were introduced, such as France, Ireland and the Netherlands, the number fell rapidly, while it took much longer in Sweden.
The reduction that took four weeks in the Netherlands and France took eleven in Sweden.
Sweden was also last in the comparison of how different populations have changed their movement patterns.
Between March and May, Swedes reduced their movement pattern by 7.4 percent. It is lower than the neighboring countries Norway (10.3 per cent) and Denmark (9.7) and a sharp difference with Spain, where citizens' movements decreased by 22.2 per cent during the period.
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell believes that the results in the report are interesting, but that more context is needed to be able to draw conclusions from the comparisons.
- I think it is great that the material has been produced and then a continued discussion is needed about what it really means. That you quickly get down to below r1, for example. Those who test less get faster results than those who test a lot, says Anders Tegnell to journalist Emmanuel Karsten.
The OECD also emphasizes in the report that further studies are needed to ensure whether there is a connection between tougher closures of society and the rapidly declining spread of infection. The organization also does not present any conclusions from the figures.