Ministry of Foreign Affairs extending warning against travel
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Utrikesdepartementet, UD) has decided to extend its warning against all non-essential travel to countries outside the EU/EEA/Schengen area and...
Masks in public transport from 7 January
The Public Health Agency of Sweden recommends that passengers should wear masks when travelling by public transport. The recommendation applies to journeys taken on weekdays...
The government is tightening restrictions before the Christmas weekend
The government is tightening a number of restrictions ahead of the Christmas and New Year weekend. Most restrictions apply from December 24 to January 24.
The Public Health Agency – Quarantine rules
Healthy individuals returning from areas in China where there are reported cases of the new coronavirus should be alert to symptoms, but need not be quarantined, writes the...
Swedish citizens have been transported home from Wuhan
The Swedish Foreign Ministry ("Utrikesdepartementet") and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency ("MSB") have brought home twelve Swedish citizens from China.
The Swedish government classifies the coronavirus as an illness that is dangerous to society
On 1 February, the Swedish government classified the new coronavirus as an illness that is dangerous to society. This was done as a contingency measure in order for the agencies...
The first confirmed coronavirus case in Sweden
It has been confirmed that a woman in the county of Jönköping is infected with the coronavirus, according to the Public Health Agency of Sweden. This woman recently visited the...
Official information on the new coronavirus
The Public Health Agency of Sweden considers the risk of the coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, spreading to Sweden to be very low. Here you can find information from competent authorities...
Increased testing for Covid 19
The government has given the Public Health Agency of Sweden the task of making a proposal for how more people can be tested for COVID 19.
National ban on visiting retirement homes
The government has decided to impose a ban on visiting all of the country's retirement homes to prevent the spread of COVID 19. The decision will go into effect on 1 April.