Sweden's COVID-19 pandemic response was 'too slow', says commission report
Sweden's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has been "slow" and "insufficient", a government-sponsored commission has said.
The report has criticised the Swedish government's response to the health crisis and prevent the spread of the virus.
"Sweden's handling of the pandemic has been marked by delay," the commission said in its summary on Friday.
"The initial protection measures were insufficient to stop or even sharply limit the spread of infection in the country."
The progress report noted that Sweden's ministry of Social Affairs took more than six weeks to ensure that PPE was provided to health workers.
The Commission also said it was a "failure" that Sweden achieved its April 2020 target of 100,000 COVID-19 tests per week in September.
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