" The new crown will no longer be regarded as a social hazard"
Such ridiculous words are not rumors, nor are they movie lines, nor are they nonsense, but they come from the announcement of the Swedish government.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the world was shocked. It should be noted that the United Kingdom, which has been advocating the "herd immunity theory", still dares not completely relax the epidemic control. On the contrary, the UK still has very strict control over entry and exit.
However, Sweden is so "willful" and decisively chose to "lay down". Moreover, Sweden kept its word and after issuing the statement, it gradually opened up all domestic controls.
As a result, Sweden became the first country in the world to declare the end of the epidemic. So is this move good or bad for the country and the world?
"Lying flat" Sweden: a capital society, a medical powerhouse
Sweden, one of the five Nordic countries, although it is located in a remote and cold place, is actually a quite developed country, not only with a complete range of industry categories, but also with relatively strong overall strength , the most dazzling of which is Sweden’s world-class medical industry.
With its advanced medical industry, Sweden's domestic medical insurance system is also extremely advanced and user-friendly. Not only is the medical insurance system complete, but its medical insurance capabilities are also very powerful.
It is this relatively "broad" medical security system that allowed Sweden to demonstrate its strong ability to control the new crown virus at the beginning of the epidemic.
However, as the saying goes:
"You get what you pay for"
In response to the menacing new coronavirus, the Swedish government has spent 24 billion Swedish kronor (approximately RMB 16.75 billion). In this way For testing and treatment of citizens.
Moreover, this number continues to grow over time. According to Karin Tegmark Wiesel, Director of the Swedish Public Health Agency:
"If we conduct large-scale testing for every infected person, This means that there will be 5 billion Swedish kronor (approximately RMB 3.5 billion) in expenses every week, and the expenditure in January will reach 20 billion Swedish kronor (approximately RMB 14 billion)."
faced such a huge amount of testing Regarding expenditure, the Swedish government is already a little "tired". They believe that the expenditure on COVID-19 testing has far exceeded the losses caused by the epidemic itself, so Karin Tegmark Wiesel also said:
" Testing The cost no longer matches its importance. ”
In fact, many developed countries in Europe also think so. In capitalist society , capital is always the first consideration. In this kind of According to this argument, the harm caused by the epidemic to the people is obviously no greater than the economic losses.
However, although these developed countries think so, they do not dare to express it so, so they have to throw out a ridiculous " herd immunity " theory and let the citizens slowly "digest" it.
However, the Swedes, who were born as "pirates", seem to be more direct and reckless in doing things. Seeing the increasingly depleted financial funds, the Swedish government immediately announced a complete "lay down", that is, a complete lifting of the control of the epidemic.
In layman’s terms, “Swedes should eat and drink, and everyone should just pretend that there is no such thing as an epidemic.”
However, this move by the Swedish government is entirely an "economic strategy." The shortfall in the national treasury and the huge investment have forced the Swedish government to put people's lives on the economic scale.
In economic terms, people's lives and health are obviously not worth money. As the Swedish Public Health Agency said: "The cost of testing no longer matches its importance."
In this sentence, we can completely see that in the eyes of the government, the cost of testing is the focus of the Swedish government, but the health of the people is not important. The Swedish government is so "snobbish", which makes people feel Waves of chills.
Just like that, a notice from the government quickly spread throughout Sweden and abroad:
"The new crown will no longer be regarded as a social hazard, the government will cancel the remaining restrictive measures, and large-scale free testing will also be suspended, even if there are Infected people with symptoms will no longer enjoy free testing."
But what is interesting is that the Swedes involved were very happy when facing this news, without any worries, and everyone was ready to go out and have a party.
On the contrary, this news made other countries extremely "worried". On the one hand, they sent reporters to Sweden to confirm the matter. On the other hand, they also quickly started discussions in China, focusing on the feasibility of "laying down".
When interviewed by reporters, Swedish Prime Minister Andersson gave a more conservative reply:
"The COVID-19 epidemic is not over yet, but has entered a new stage."
These words are quite "official" and difficult to grasp. But one thing impressed reporters: Sweden’s attitude towards the epidemic has changed.
However, Swedish Health Minister Hallengren seemed a bit "candid" when faced with questions. He said bluntly:
"As far as we know, this pandemic is over."
This sentence echoed the previous ZF notice: The new crown epidemic will no longer be regarded as a hazard facing society. Obviously, Sweden is indeed going to relax everything. This makes European countries have no choice but to relax their policies accordingly, otherwise they will suffer losses in the face of Swedish neighbors who are fully open. will be further improved.
Is it really okay to "lie down" like this? Let's look at the real situation in Sweden first.
Sweden's "Lie Down": Hiding one's head and showing one's tail, deceiving oneself and others
Once the "Lie Down Order" was issued, the Swedish government gradually canceled various epidemic control measures, including restrictions on commercial operations, vaccine access systems, and mandatory nucleic acid detection .
Especially the lifting of business restrictions, the Swedish people were very happy. Taking advantage of the "spring breeze" of the lifting of restrictions, people poured into the streets, entered bars, and went to parties. They reveled and celebrated as if they were really We have generally defeated the epidemic.
In addition, the Swedish government also announced that the infection rate has dropped and the growth in the number of people undergoing isolation and treatment has also been controlled.
Is that really the case?
According to statistics from the Swedish government, it only took three days for the number of new cases to drop from 60,000 per day to zero.
But we all know that the cure rate of the epidemic cannot reach this number at all. Combined with the previous "lay-down" policy relaxed by the Swedish government, it is not difficult to find that this is actually Sweden's "self-deception".
To put it simply, nucleic acid is all voluntary, and nucleic acid results are not required to enter and exit various places. So why do citizens have to pay for this "extra" nucleic acid at their own expense?
But if the citizens don’t do nucleic acid, the growth rate will start to decrease, and eventually it will fall to “0”. It can be seen that the Swedish government’s move is nothing more than hiding its head and showing its tail, which makes people laugh.
So with the Swedish government’s “self-hypnosis” approach to fighting the epidemic, is Sweden really doing well?
The answer is no.
According to data released by WHO, the number of deaths due to the epidemic in Sweden has exceeded 18,000 since the beginning of the epidemic and after the policy was relaxed.
This death toll is five times or even six times that of its Nordic neighbors.
Note: Sweden only has a population of 10 million, and it is also a major medical country. Such a mortality rate makes people wonder about the drawbacks of the "lay down" policy.
Moreover, Sweden's full liberalization has allowed Swedish citizens to travel freely internationally, which has made it more difficult for countries around the world to fight the epidemic to a certain extent. This has made all countries in the world miserable, especially Sweden's European neighbors. .
is written at the end (summary)
In the end, Sweden itself also realized the dangers of being completely flat. In April this year, it quietly invested financial funds to vaccinate people over the age of 65 to control the mortality rate of the epidemic.
Seeing Sweden's failure, European countries also began to restore some compulsory measures.
From this point of view, Sweden, which was the first to declare that the epidemic was over, still failed due to the huge death rate.
When I see the governments of various European countries making fun of people’s lives and health, I can’t help but lament how lucky I am to be born in China.
Compared with the vacillation of European and American countries, China has always adhered to the "people-oriented" concept, resolutely implemented the policy of dynamic clearing, and will never let a citizen sacrifice to the country's "economic considerations."
enjoys the free domestic vaccines for the entire population, and looks at the domestic aid funds invested in the face of the epidemic. From the bottom of my heart, I am proud to be a Chinese.
As the following sentence says:
"In the face of protecting people's lives and safety, we must do it at all costs, and we can do it at all costs"
We have reason to believe: China will be able to overcome all difficulties, and as always!
Reference:
"This country declares the epidemic is over"--------Global Times
"Breaking news! Sweden announces the end of the epidemic》--------MedsciMetz Medical
《Sweden will vaccinate people aged 65 and above with the fourth dose of the new coronavirus vaccine》--------CCTVCCTV News
Author ：Artchen review: Xiaoyang proofreading editor: Li Zi
