The head of the association of medical workers, Sineva Ribeiro, said that Sweden is facing a shortage of doctors amid mass layoffs due to overwork and exhaustion reports Bloomberg .
According to her, the country will also soon face a shortage of not only hospital beds, but also staff to care for patients. So, now there are much fewer doctors working than in the spring, during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, 99 percent of intensive care beds are already occupied in Stockholm.
There are a large number of cases of malaise throughout the country, as well as signs of overwork and cases of COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers. “When you, so tired, are in the workplace, the risk of making a mistake increases. And mistakes can lead to the death of patients,” Ribeiro said.
In November, Bloomberg reported that the financial authorities of Sweden, which refused to introduce quarantine due to the spread of coronavirus, in fact, it was recognized that the country’s banking system does not have enough money in the face of a pandemic. GDP growth forecasts are being revised down not only in Sweden, but also in other countries around the world.
Sweden became one of the few countries (and the only one in the European Union ) that did not introduce tough restrictions due to the spread of the coronavirus. The country’s authorities stressed that they are striving to develop collective immunity for the population and do not want to allow damage to the economy.