Sweden
RIS ID
144062
Abstract
The Swedish response to the COVID-19 virus has primarily been led by Sweden's Public Health Authority or Folkhalsomyndigheten (FHM). Under Swedish legislation, the FHM has the role of monitoring, planning, and taking initiatives in regard to infectious disease such as COVID-19. The Swedish government generally follows the FHM's advice when making health-related decisions, and has instead focused on other areas, such as the economic response to the crisis,
Publication Details
Eidenfalk, J. (2020). Sweden. In N. Georgeou & C. Hawksley (Eds.), State Responses to COVID-19: A Global Snapshot at 1 June 2020 (pp. 114-115). Penrith, N.S.W.: Western Sydney University.