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Sweden's capital Stockholm hit by 100% spike in Covid-19 cases in just 3 weeks
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 01:26 PM IST
- With the current infection rates, the capital area has seen a “small” increase in the number of people “so seriously ill that they are in need of hospital care,” Johan Bratt, the acting health and medical care director for the Stockholm region, said in a statement on Wednesday.
Sweden to probe international adoptions amid worries over illegal practices
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2021 07:00 PM IST
Swedes have adopted about 60,000 children from around the world since the 1950s, according to the daily Dagens Nyheter, many of them from Asia and South America.
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Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk's art book, The Lost Soul, hits bookstores
AP
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2021 04:54 PM IST
- Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk experiments with form and translates The Lost Soul, from Polish to English and merged with illustrations to produce a picture book to attract readers of various ages and backgrounds
Swedish government seeks wider powers to shut businesses if third wave hits
Reuters, Stockholm
PUBLISHED ON FEB 17, 2021 03:35 PM IST
Sweden has avoided the kind of strict lockdowns adopted across much of Europe since last spring, but has gradually tightened restrictions, especially after infections surged in autumn last year.
India, Sweden to host 42-hour digital hackathon to tackle traffic issues
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 17, 2021 03:02 PM IST
Organised jointly by the Embassy of Sweden, the Consulate General of Sweden in Mumbai and the Swedish Institute, it invites students, entrepreneurs, innovation enthusiasts, developers, designers, creatives and mobility experts across both the countries.
Sweden plans for digital coronavirus 'vaccine passport' by summer
Reuters, Stockholm
PUBLISHED ON FEB 04, 2021 06:42 PM IST
Denmark said on Wednesday that it would launch a first version of a coronavirus vaccination passport by the end of February.
Sweden to require negative Covid-19 test for arrivals from abroad
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON FEB 03, 2021 08:11 PM IST
The government said there would be exceptions to the rule, including cross-border commuters and foreign citizens resident in Sweden, for whom different rules would apply.
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Amid Covid-19, Swedish film festival to screen on remote island only for one
Reuters
UPDATED ON JAN 31, 2021 05:52 PM IST
From 12,000 applicants, only one person has been selected as the audience for the Swedish film festival which will screen on an isolated island amid Covid-19
Identical twins aren’t perfect clones, research shows
By Associated Press | Posted by Jahnavi Gupts | Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 08, 2021 12:40 PM IST
If you’re an identical twin who’s always resisted being called a clone of your sibling, scientists say you have a point.
New research may explain severe virus attacks on lungs
By Asian News International | Posted by Shivani Kale | Stockholm
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 05:25 PM IST
In some cases, immune cells in the lungs can contribute to worsening a virus attack. In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden describe how different kinds of immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs and which of them may be behind severe lung diseases.
Covid-19 updates: Canada, Sweden add first cases of new variant, UK sees tougher measures
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 27, 2020 08:08 AM IST
Millions of residents in the UK are witnessing tougher coronavirus measures since Saturday, with Northern Ireland and Scotland demanding tighter restrictions in order to halt the spread of the new variant of the virus. People placed under England’s top level of restrictions — Tier 4 — increased by 6 million on Saturday to 24 million in total.
“Money or fame? I’d pick money!” says actor Elli AvrRam
By Rupali Dean | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON DEC 27, 2020 06:54 AM IST
The actor gets candid about her favourite city to sleep in, her bed time habits and her cat, Charles
British coronavirus variant found in Sweden
By Reuters | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Stockholm
UPDATED ON DEC 26, 2020 07:31 PM IST
Health Agency official Sara Byfors told a news conference the traveller, who was not identified, has been kept isolated after arrival to Sweden and that no further positive cases had so far been detected.
Gurugram treats cinephiles, hosts film festival amid pandemic
By Naina Arora | Hindustan Times, Gurugram
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 02:23 AM IST
The recent I-View World Human Rights Film Festival had panel discussions, film screenings and a coveted guest list from India and abroad.
We’re going to the movies!
By Veenu Singh | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 20, 2020 11:25 AM IST
The movie screenings at I-View World Film Festival in a mall offered a welcome break from small screen entertainment
Denmark strengthens rape laws, criminalises sex without explicit consent
By Reuters | Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Copenhagen
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2020 06:23 PM IST
Around 11,400 women a year are raped or subjected to attempted rape in Denmark, according to the ministry’s figures.
‘Unprepared, ill-equipped to deal with pandemic’: Panel finds Sweden’s failure to protect elderly during Covid-19
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Srivatsan K C | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 11:42 PM IST
Sweden followed a ‘no-lockdown’ stance and insisted on following stricter social distancing and sanitation practices when many other countries were imposing strict lockdowns.
Study sheds light on why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bacteria
By Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Stockholm [Sweden]
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 10:27 PM IST
Researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden have come one step closer toward understanding why some people become seriously ill or die from a common bacterium that leaves most people unharmed.
Sweden’s gingerbread baking competition goes online with emphasis on social distancing
By Reuters | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury | STOCKHOLM
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 10:10 AM IST
The exhibition, usually thronged with wide-eyed children and adults marvelling at the culinary creations, is normally held at Sweden’s Museum of Architecture and Design but was moved online.
Swedish vaccine skepticism is latest obstacle to herd immunity
By Bloomberg| Posted by Mallika Soni | Stockholm
PUBLISHED ON DEC 05, 2020 01:43 PM IST
Only 46% of Swedes say they want to be vaccinated, while 26% say they don’t, according to a recent Novus poll. Herd immunity comes when enough people in a community have developed immunity through being either infected or vaccinated. For Covid-19, the percentage is estimated to range from 55% to 82%.
‘Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Week’ to celebrate women in science
By PTI | Posted by Nilesh Mathur | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 02, 2020 06:05 PM IST
The Embassy of Sweden in India will celebrate women scientists and entrepreneurs from both the countries for the upcoming ‘Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Week’.
Sweden’s Ericsson sees 220 million 5G subscriptions by year end
By Reuters | Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Stockholm
PUBLISHED ON NOV 30, 2020 04:01 PM IST
The telecoms equipment maker, which had previously forecast 190 million subscriptions, said it expects China to account for almost 80% of the newly forecast total.
Business relations with India will continue to grow stronger, says Swedish official
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 29, 2020 06:18 PM IST
The one-day virtual event was jointly organised by India Unlimited in Sweden, in association with Embassy of India in Sweden, Sweden India Business Council and CII on Friday.
Covid-19 pandemic: Swedes lose faith in ‘herd immunity’ strategy with coronavirus rampant
By Bloomberg | Posted by: Alfea Jamal | Bloomberg
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2020 01:05 PM IST
Swedish confidence in the nation’s strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic has slumped, with concerns over capacity in the health-care system now almost universal.
Stockholm’s ‘corona cabbies’ drive to collect Covid-19 swabs
By Reuters | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury | STOCKHOLM
PUBLISHED ON NOV 27, 2020 12:00 PM IST
Since the pandemic began, private hire taxi firms have home-delivered and collected more than a quarter of a million COVID-19 tests, an initiative that effectively puts cab drivers at the wheel of Stockholm’s testing regime.
Fast spreading bird flu puts European poultry industry on edge
By Reuters| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Paris
PUBLISHED ON NOV 26, 2020 06:59 PM IST
The vast majority of cases are in migrating wild birds but outbreaks have been reported on farms, leading to the death or culling of at least 1.6 million chickens and ducks so far around the region.
Sweden says it sees no signs herd immunity is stopping coronavirus
By Bloomberg | Posted by Mallika Soni | Stockholm
PUBLISHED ON NOV 24, 2020 10:19 PM IST
Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s top epidemiologist said at a briefing in Stockholm on Tuesday, “We see no signs of immunity in the population that are slowing down the infection right now.”
India, Sweden to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties in various sectors
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Deepali Sharma | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 23, 2020 05:39 PM IST
The one-day virtual event of ‘India Sweden Innovation Day 2020’ on Nov 27 will focus on the role of public-private partnerships in the new normal, re-engineering the India Sweden growth again.
Arthritis drug may improve Covid-19 survival among elderly patients, says study
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | London
UPDATED ON NOV 16, 2020 06:35 PM IST
A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may reduce the risk of dying for elderly patients with Covid-19, and provide a new weapon in the arsenal against the novel coronavirus, according to a study.
Study suggests men feel less powerful in private lives as compared to public lives
By Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Washington [US]
UPDATED ON NOV 15, 2020 10:57 AM IST
A new study from Lund University has suggested that men perceive themselves as having less power in their private lives as opposed to their public lives.