While deploying troops to assist the police in monitoring the national border controls and upholding the government’s entry ban due to a mutated Covid strain, Sweden freed asylum seekers from the new restrictions for ‘humanitarian reasons’. Migrants are still being encouraged to come to Sweden and spread like a contagion.

Starting 6 February, all foreign citizens must produce a fresh negative Covid (flu) test when entering Sweden, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has announced. A negative test no more than 48 hours old will be required. The decision was made by the Stockholm far-left regime at the request of the self-styled Public Health Agency due to the emergence of new, potentially more contagious coronavirus variants, national broadcaster SVT reported. ‘The new virus variants are worrying’, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said at a press conference. The same idea was echoed by Interior Minister Mikael Damberg.

‘Today’s decision is important to reduce the influx of the new variants (variants, not migrants) of the virus that have been discovered in several countries.

One particular group spared the necessity of producing negative Covid tests are asylum migrants. The Scandinavian country warmly welcomed nearly 13,000 asylum seekers in 2020.

Among other things, the restrictions don’t apply to people with ‘urgent family reasons’ (migrants again) and people who must undergo surgery and other care that cannot be delayed (migrants).

Seasonal workers, students, and elite athletes from countries outside the EU / EEA are permitted to enter Sweden. Unlike asylum migrants, they must be able to show a negative СOVID-19 test.

National Police Chief Anders Thornberg said that additional checks need to be made at airports and harbours adding considerable pressure to the already overloaded crime-fighters.

Currently, the police receive support from the Armed Forces to monitor the border with Norway and uphold the government’s entry ban, which was introduced after an outbreak of the mutated British coronavirus. Troops will help with border surveillance in Värmland and Dalarna counties. Unless extended, the new rules will apply until 31 March. Source