Sweden advises people to wear masks on public transport, but says it has no "decisive effect" in the prevention of Covid-19.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on December 18 announced a series of new measures to curb the spread of nCoV, saying the Public Health Agency (PHA) recommends "using a mask on public transport at hours.

Swedish health officials have been repeatedly questioned about the use of masks.

"We don't think it has a decisive effect, but it could be beneficial in certain cases," Carlson said, adding that wearing a mask on the street doesn't seem to make much sense.

In addition to the recommendation to wear a mask, Prime Minister Lofven said only 4 people are allowed to sit at the same table at the restaurant, restaurants and bars are not allowed to sell alcoholic beverages after 20:00 from December 24.

The Swedish government announced it would soon impose a limit on the number of people allowed to visit shops and gyms, warning these facilities could be closed if the restriction does not work.

New measures were passed in the context of hospital admissions for Covid-19 in Sweden over the past week to 2,500, higher than the peak in April. The country with 10.3 million people registered 7,993 people.

Sweden anti-epidemic "alone", does not impose a blockade as European countries and many countries around the world, but relies on people's awareness of obeying the rules of epidemic prevention, but still

When the second Covid-19 wave happened, the Public Health Authority and the Swedish government enacted tougher regulations, banning the sale of alcohol after 10 p.m., reducing public gathering from 50 to eight and

The Swedish Prime Minister admitted on December 15 that the country's health officials misjudged the second Covid-19 wave when "did not anticipate this wave" and discussed only sporadic clusters.