PUBLICERADES 9 Jan 2021 16:37

Distance education possible in lower secondary schools

The swedish government has decided that lower secondary schools (year 7–9) will be given the opportunity to conduct distance education to avoid congestion in the school's...

PUBLICERADES 8 Jan 2021 13:09

Parliament says yes to new pandemic law

The Swedish Parliament has said yes to the government's proposal for a temporary pandemic law. The law allows regulation of more businesses than currently possible. For example,...

PUBLICERADES 7 Jan 2021 12:22

Upper secondary schools continue with distance learning

The country's upper secondary schools should continue conducting distance or remote learning until 24 January 2021. This is a recommendation by the Public Health Agency of Sweden.

PUBLICERADES 7 Jan 2021 09:45

Moderna's vaccine approved in the EU

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the approval of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday, the European Commission granted what is known as a conditional...

PUBLICERADES 27 Feb 2020 19:26

Five new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Sweden

On Thursday, five more cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 were confirmed in several regions in Sweden.

PUBLICERADES 27 Feb 2020 10:17

New confirmed case of COVID-19 in Sweden

A person currently being treated at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg has proved to have been infected with the new coronavirus, according to the Public Health Agency...

PUBLICERADES 26 Feb 2020 08:45

Information for travellers concerning the new coronavirus

Cases of infection with the new coronavirus have been confirmed in several countries outside of China. The Public Health Agency of Sweden ("Folkhälsomyndigheten") has therefore...

PUBLICERADES 18 Feb 2020 10:31

Update to travel advisory for China

The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs ("Utrikesdepartementet" or "UD") advises against all non-essential travel to China, with the exception of Hong Kong and Macao. UD...

PUBLICERADES 12 Feb 2020 14:50

The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs warns against all travel to Hubei province

The Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Utrikesdepartementet, UD) now warns against all travel to Hubei province but also against non-essential travel to Zhejiang province.

PUBLICERADES 6 Feb 2020 10:32

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...