Starting July 7, a distance of one meter must be maintained between different groups in restaurants and cafes, and it is now up to the municipalities to ensure that this is followed.
The new regulation for catering establishments is intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
On July 1, the municipalities took over responsibility for the supervisory chain when it comes to ensuring that restaurants and cafés adhere to the existing rules. As of Saturday, July 7, a distance of one meter must be maintained between each group at a service. Within a group, it is everyone's responsibility to ensure that the necessary distance is maintained, announced Bitte Bråstad, Chief Legal Officer of the Public Health Agency, at Wednesday's joint press conference.
It will be municipalities that follow up on this, she says.
The regulations that apply from Tuesday next week are a complement to the legislative amendment. It is established that bars, cafes and restaurants have a responsibility to take measures and prevent the spread of infection. The regions and county administrative boards will continue to support the municipalities, which are now taking over the responsibility. With the legislative amendment, the government allocated SEK 75 million to the municipalities for the work of controlling establishments.
An additional 947 cases of confirmed COVID-19 have been reported in the past 24 hours. The total number of confirmed infections now stands at 70,639.
Those considered more serious cases continue to decline, we are seeing an abrupt decline in the other mild cases. We are unsure what this is due to, it could be that cases were previously reported in bulk, we are analyzing what this is due to, says Anders Wallensten, deputy state epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Sweden.
He says that they are now seeing that it is making things a little easier for healthcare and reiterates the general advice that applies to reducing the spread of infection and what is important to consider during the summer. Among other things, by traveling responsibly, by avoiding city buses if possible and booking trips where you have a designated seat. You should also avoid larger social contexts, he emphasizes.
"You don't need to make new contacts this summer. It can also help reduce the contact surface for this infection," says Anders Wallensten.
Source: TT
