Is the new crown epidemic coming to an end? A European country suddenly declared victory over the virus, and the whole world did not expect it

Is the new crown epidemic coming to an end? A European country suddenly declared victory over the virus, and the whole world did not expect it

In the blink of an eye, the epidemic has been spreading for more than two years. Our domestic control situation is relatively good, but foreign countries are not so optimistic. It has been repeated, especially the recent Omicron mutant strain, which has made people panic.

Recently, foreign media reported surprising news: Sweden announced that the epidemic has ended. At the same time, the Swedish government started to close all the free testing points that had been opened before. The reason given was that the price was too expensive. More directly, the relevant departments also suspended domestic restrictive measures. Today, Sweden has almost suspended all basic Epidemic protection measures.

Sweden promotes herd immunity, starts withdrawing free testing sites

You must know that when the epidemic was urgent, Sweden used to vigorously advocate the so-called herd immunity method, which caused the entire country to almost fall into a wave of epidemics. At that time, Sweden could be regarded as one of the countries most affected by the epidemic among all European countries. The number of confirmed cases and the ratio of deaths remained high. Although the most aggressive mutant strains have a low mortality rate, they spread quite rapidly in the population. What is it that makes Sweden so confident?

According to relevant data, they have invested nearly 25 billion crowns in nucleic acid alone since the first patient was discovered in Sweden. It may be due to the recent popularization of vaccination in various regions, coupled with the low fatality rate of new strains, for the Swedish government, the cost of testing and the actual role are not asymmetric, so they chose to suspend the testing service.

The news has been issued, and all the local temporary testing sites have begun to be gradually dismantled. Except for some job-related medical staff, only some patients with severe symptoms can continue to be tested at the testing sites. If there are other patients whose symptoms are not particularly severe, they can only be treated in isolation at their own homes.

Does herd immunity really work, and will Sweden be followed by Europe?

I have to say that the Swedish government is really too big-hearted. Although the overall situation of the epidemic has begun to improve, it is too bold. What is even more incomprehensible is that some experts predict that in the next period of time, many European countries will follow the example of Sweden and gradually withdraw free testing sites, and only provide testing services for special groups in critical situations.

Whether the so-called herd immunity is really useful or not, let's not talk about it for the time being. The number of confirmed cases in Sweden is now as high as 2,000. How can the local government be assured that there will be no increase in the number of confirmed cases in the future? In any case, you should be on the safe side, and it is more reasonable to suspend testing when the domestic situation can be completely controlled.