We Norwegians used to look up to Sweden as our big brother. You had Volvo, Saab, Ericsson, Astrid Lindgren & "ordning och reda". We loved Sweden almost as we loved our own country.

I can't stop wondering if this was all an illusion all along? Or did something happen??

⚠️Rant1/n Did Swedish people always have this blind faith in authorities? Did media always support the government?

Last spring I didn't dare to share how I was doing because all my symptoms was vague and I didn't know for a fact what it was that made me change.

I got a cold in Jan last year after travelling in Spain.

The danger of Long Covid is twofold:
1. Physical
2. Psychological

1/n After recovering from the cold I noticed I was easily out of breath, I thought it was strange how a few weeks holiday followed by a cold made me breath like an old person who had smoked for years. I blamed myself for not giving cardio enough focus as I love lifting weights. 2/n

Today Swedish news refers to this report done by a Swedish institute& claims that this report says that closing schools is extremely bad for kids mental health. Let's take a look at what this report&the reports it is based on actually says. Thread 1/n

bris.se/om-bris/press-… From the report: "Skolstängning har lett till att ens dåliga mående tagit större plats och
att tidigare psykisk ohälsa gjort sig påmind.
Efter fyra år av ökande samtal till Bris om självmord, har dessa legat närmast oförändrade jämfört med 2019."
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Thread: Corona in Swedish state TV compared to other Nordic countries.

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Professor in their main film:
❗"No reason to worry about new variant❗we don't know much yet
❗ keep on being careful& follow recommendations from Folkhälsomyndigheten"

svt.se/nyheter/inrike… So what's up in Norway?
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❗"The next few months are going to be though because of the new variants"
❗"The new variants are hard to control and we might have to close schools again"

nrk.no/norge/nakstad_…