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...

PUBLICERADES 3 Feb 2020 11:16

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.

PUBLICERADES 3 Feb 2020 11:10

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...

PUBLICERADES 31 Jan 2020 17:16

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...

PUBLICERADES 26 Jan 2020 16:56

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs strongly advises against all unnecessary travel to Hubei in China

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs, MFA, strongly advises against all unnecessary travel to Hubei province in China due to the corona virus.