如今瑞典全國都彌漫著一種憂慮情緒,瑞典人對該國醫療體系信心不足,在抗擊疫情方面的積極情緒嚴重滑坡。
本周四由《每日新聞》(Daily News)和調研機構Ipsos聯合公布的一項民意調查顯示,82%的瑞典人對他們的醫療保健系統能否應付所面臨的挑戰感到“有些”或“非常擔心”。受訪者對政府抗擊疫情能力的信心從10月份的55%降至42%。與此同時,44%的瑞典人認為政府當局在抗擊病毒方面做得不夠好,上月這一比例還只有31%。
“很顯然,感染率在飛升而政府應對乏力,這導致民眾的擔憂也在急劇攀升。” Ipsos分析師尼克拉斯·卡樂比英對《每日新聞》表示道。
瑞典當局“不封城”的決定從一開始就備受爭議。與北歐其他鄰國相比,瑞典死亡率奇高。盡管其夏季疫情狀況相對穩定,但如今第二輪病毒來勢洶洶,瑞典每日病例數量激增,各大醫院已經人滿為患。截至本周三,已有200多人接受重癥監護。
瑞典國家統計局本周早些時候表示,如果新冠病毒與人類共存一個世紀且該國遲遲無法抑制病例數的話,那么這場疫情的負面影響將會削短整國瑞典人的平均預期壽命。
經濟合作與發展組織(OECD)近期的一項研究指出,從死亡率和感染率方面綜合計算,瑞典一直是歐洲疫情最嚴重的國家之一,同時它也是防控最弱的國家。
“如果之后還有第三輪疫情,那么瑞典現有的醫療體系會更加超負荷。” 瑞典國家衛生福利委員會部門負責人托馬斯·林登于本周二說道。(財富中文網)
編譯:陳怡軒
如今瑞典全國都彌漫著一種憂慮情緒,瑞典人對該國醫療體系信心不足,在抗擊疫情方面的積極情緒嚴重滑坡。
本周四由《每日新聞》(Daily News)和調研機構Ipsos聯合公布的一項民意調查顯示,82%的瑞典人對他們的醫療保健系統能否應付所面臨的挑戰感到“有些”或“非常擔心”。受訪者對政府抗擊疫情能力的信心從10月份的55%降至42%。與此同時,44%的瑞典人認為政府當局在抗擊病毒方面做得不夠好,上月這一比例還只有31%。
“很顯然,感染率在飛升而政府應對乏力,這導致民眾的擔憂也在急劇攀升。” Ipsos分析師尼克拉斯·卡樂比英對《每日新聞》表示道。
瑞典當局“不封城”的決定從一開始就備受爭議。與北歐其他鄰國相比,瑞典死亡率奇高。盡管其夏季疫情狀況相對穩定,但如今第二輪病毒來勢洶洶,瑞典每日病例數量激增,各大醫院已經人滿為患。截至本周三,已有200多人接受重癥監護。
瑞典國家統計局本周早些時候表示,如果新冠病毒與人類共存一個世紀且該國遲遲無法抑制病例數的話,那么這場疫情的負面影響將會削短整國瑞典人的平均預期壽命。
經濟合作與發展組織(OECD)近期的一項研究指出,從死亡率和感染率方面綜合計算,瑞典一直是歐洲疫情最嚴重的國家之一,同時它也是防控最弱的國家。
“如果之后還有第三輪疫情,那么瑞典現有的醫療體系會更加超負荷。” 瑞典國家衛生福利委員會部門負責人托馬斯·林登于本周二說道。(財富中文網)
編譯:陳怡軒
Swedish confidence in the nation’s strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic has slumped, with concerns over capacity in the health-care system now almost universal.
A poll by DN/Ipsos published on Thursday showed that 82% of Swedes are either “somewhat” or “very worried” as to whether their health-care system can meet the challenge facing it. Confidence in the authorities’ ability to fight the virus sank to 42% of those polled from 55% in October. Meanwhile, 44% of Swedes fear authorities aren’t doing enough to fight the virus, compared with 31% last month.
“It is quite obvious that the increased rate of infection, combined with the measures that the authorities have taken, have led to a sharp rise in concern,” Nicklas Kallebring, an analyst at Ipsos, told DN.
Sweden’s decision to avoid a lockdown has been controversial from the get-go, as it coincided with a considerably higher death rate than in the country’s Nordic neighbors. After a relatively calm summer, daily cases have started to spike and hospitals are filling up. As of Wednesday, more than 200 people were in intensive care.
The national statistics agency said earlier this week that the impact of the Covid crisis will dent life expectancy in Sweden, after over a century of almost uninterrupted growth.
In a recent OECD study, Sweden consistently ranked among the hardest hit nations in Europe, as measured by relative Covid mortality and infection rates. It was also the slowest at containing transmission.
“In a third wave, the health-care system will be even more strained than it has been so far,” Thomas Linden, a departmental head at Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare, said on Tuesday.