Sweden may have to send coronavirus patients to Finland as infections spiral
The warning from a senior doctor comes as ICU beds in Stockholm reach 99 per cent capacity
Finland has taken a much stricter approach to Covid-19 restrictions than Sweden
Credit: Lehtikuva/Markku Ulander/Reuters
Sweden may be forced to seek emergency help from Finland, Norway, or Denmark, as its hospitals struggle to cope with the number of coronavirus patients, a senior doctor has warned.
Sweden s National Board of Health and Welfare earlier this week contacted health authorities in other Nordic countries to start discussions over how they could best relieve Sweden of some of its load under the Nordic Public Health Preparedness agreement.