Denmark and Norway exclude Sweden from tourism travel area

[Mr. Sparkle]

Source: BBC

Norway and Denmark say they will open up tourism between their two countries from 15 June but will maintain restrictions for Swedes. Sweden did not impose a lockdown, unlike its Nordic neighbours, and its Covid-19 death toll - above 4,000 - is by far the highest in Scandinavia.

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen said Denmark and Sweden were in different places regarding the pandemic. Denmark is also opening up tourism with Germany and Iceland, within limits. Tourists from those countries cannot stay the night in Copenhagen, which has the most coronavirus cases. Danes can travel to those two countries too, without having to go into quarantine on their return.

The announcement dashes the hopes of Danes hoping to travel to Southern Europe for their holidays and Denmark's foreign minister said they should avoid big cities and stick to the countryside. At a joint video news conference, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said "we can't open too suddenly, that would jeopardise everything we've accomplished".

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52853556

[samsingh]

1. im not at all impressed with sweden's approach to covid

seems very reckless and uncaring.

throw away furniture through IKEA is one thing, people are not throw away.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Stick to the countryside? I suspect that this same advice is being given here...

in the US too, but those of us that have families out there in the 'countryside' or rural USA, don't particularly appreciate this advice either. It is simply bringing more of those that are CV-positive, and who may fall ill, to the rural parts of the US that already straining at the seams with their very limited medical resources.

Missouri is a good example, for if one has an serious heart issue n the middle of MO, the Ozarks for example, they would have to be evacuated to either Spfd MO (or perhaps Rolla or Joplin MO), KCMO and/or STLMO, quite a ways to go and hopefully the patient is stabilized enough.

The air trips can cost up to sd$20K-$30K or more, a shocking amount (as my Uncle found out, when he was evacuated by air to Rolla MO, from the Ozarks, he was one of the lucky ones, his wife is a RN). Another issue is that some hospital chains in rural MO (and I'm sure other rural states) have closed quite a few of their rural hospitals (unprofitable according to the new buyer). This puts a strain literally on the entire state medical infrastructure.

[Mr.Bill]

6. I live in a small town in Northern California,

and patients are airlifted out of here many times a day. Medical airlift insurance is relatively cheap (under $100 a year) and is a must here.

[SWBTATTReg]

7. Wow. Very nice and very necessary insurance if one ever needs. Thanks for the tip. From...

the couple of times i have had family members (2) airlifted, makes me wonder if (a) they had that specific type of insurance and (b) that I want to make sure that I have the coverage if I ever need. Take care.

[IronLionZion]

3. Sweden is now a pariah, shunned by their neighbors

for their cold, callous, disregard for human life

Some have suggested that much of the world would ban travel from/to the US for similar reasons.

[w0nderer]

4. K & R N/T

[NickB79]

5. Sweden has the equivalent of 140,000 US deaths

Insane.