Prognosis
Sweden’s Face Mask Debate Heats Up Amid Covid Resurgence Warning
A pedestrian a protective mask at Stranvagen in Stockholm, Sweden.
Photographer: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images
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Swedes have yet to learn whether they should be wearing face masks as the country braces for a new wave of Covid-19 outbreaks.
At a press briefing in Stockholm on Tuesday, Johan Carlson, director-general of Sweden’s Public Health Agency, said the case for masks is far from straightforward. That’s as polls suggest that a growing number of Swedes want them on public transport.