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Surge in Covid-19 cases sees Sweden impose ‘eight per table’ diners rule

By Tara Rippin • Published: 03 Nov 2020 • 18:45

Sweden has imposed an ‘eight per table’ diners rule amid a surge in Covid-19 cases.

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has also urged people living in Halland, Örebro and Jönköping to work from home and to avoid public transport, revealing “we have a very serious situation”.

The measures will apply to almost three-quarters of the country’s 10.5 million population.

Sweden has recorded 5,969 coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, with 31 recorded since Friday, October 31.

More than 134,000 people have tested positive for the killer virus in the Scandinavian country, which has never declared a national lockdown.

Just days ago, Sweden set another daily Covid-19 record.

The Swedish Public Health Agency hopes the public will unite “to stop the spread of the virus”, and comply with national and regional voluntary guidelines, reports the BBC.

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Tara Rippin

Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region.
She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990.
Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol.
She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.

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