The #COVID19 situation varies greatly in different regions in Sweden https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇸🇪" title="Flag of Sweden" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Sweden">. Here& #39;s an update from the southernmost region Skåne, which @dagensnyheter described as handling the crisis better than many other regions: https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/virusexpressen-ett-av-skanes-vapen-mot-covid-19/.">https://www.dn.se/nyheter/s... #CoronaVirusSverige 1/11

Quick update on Sweden& #39;s #COVID19 situation https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇸🇪" title="Flag of Sweden" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Sweden"> (8 May)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪️" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square"> 25,265 COVID-19 cases (629 cases registered 7 May)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪️" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square"> 3,175 COVID-19-related deaths (figure https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪️" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square"> 481 COVID-19 patients currently in intensive care (1,039 intensive care beds still available) 2/11

We have previously described the Swedish #COVID19 control strategy here: https://twitter.com/olibiermann/status/1252929441967288320">https://twitter.com/olibierma... and https://institut-fuer-globale-gesundheit.de/?p=2471 .">https://institut-fuer-globale-gesundheit.de/... 3/11

The #COVID19 situation in Skåne (9 May):
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪️" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square"> 1,4 million inhabitants (10,2 million in Sweden)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪️" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square"> 1,026 COVID-19 cases
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪️" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square"> 95 COVID-19-related deaths
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="▪️" title="Black small square" aria-label="Emoji: Black small square"> 24 COVID-19 patients currently in intensive care
https://www.skane.se/digitala-rapporter/lagesbild-covid-19-i-skane/inledning/">https://www.skane.se/digitala-... 4/11

Only about 10% of nursing homes have had #COVID19 cases in Skåne - compared to 22% of nursing homes in Västra Götaland and 54% in Stockholm region. https://www.skane.se/digitala-rapporter/lagesbild-covid-19-i-skane/inledning/">https://www.skane.se/digitala-... 5/11

What has Skåne done well? Primary care in Skåne has implemented a "virus express", i.e. mobile healthcare teams that are testing people with presumptive #COVID19 infections in Skåne& #39;s nursing homes since end of March. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚘" title="Oncoming automobile" aria-label="Emoji: Oncoming automobile"> https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/virusexpressen-ett-av-skanes-vapen-mot-covid-19/">https://www.dn.se/nyheter/s... 6/11

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👆" title="Up pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Up pointing backhand index"> Since 2003, Skåne has had a unique collaboration with inpatient care, primary care and the municipality, which allows elderly people with multiple conditions to receive care at home instead of having to seek medical care. These structures are now being used for #COVID19. 7/11

Once a nursing home identifies a presumptive #COVID19 patient https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😷" title="Face with medical mask" aria-label="Emoji: Face with medical mask">, it can notify the mobile healthcare team that - no matter where in the region and if private or public - will come and test. The team currently consist of 9 cars and 20+ employees. https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/virusexpressen-ett-av-skanes-vapen-mot-covid-19/">https://www.dn.se/nyheter/s... 8/11

What else has gone well in Skåne? Skåne has had winter holidays a week before Stockholm (i.e. 17-23 Feb) and people from Skåne stopped traveling from Copenhagen Airport/Denmark. Skåne has also had more time to establish protective measures. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⛷️" title="Skier" aria-label="Emoji: Skier">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✈️" title="Airplane" aria-label="Emoji: Airplane">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😷" title="Face with medical mask" aria-label="Emoji: Face with medical mask"> https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/virusexpressen-ett-av-skanes-vapen-mot-covid-19/">https://www.dn.se/nyheter/s... 9/11

Malmö has emptied one of its short-term accommodations, which is now being used for "stopovers" of patients who had been hospitalized with #COVID19 and are in need of care before returning home. https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/virusexpressen-ett-av-skanes-vapen-mot-covid-19/">https://www.dn.se/nyheter/s... 10/11

Finally, the Danish https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇰" title="Flag of Denmark" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Denmark"> #COVID19 strategy primarily aimed at protecting Denmark from the spread of COVID-19. However, given that the virus has spread more in Copenhagen than in Skåne, Skåne has probably also benefited from Denmark& #39;s strategy: https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2020-04-29/danska-beslut-begransar-smittspridningen-i-skane">https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2020-04-2... 11/11