Addressing COVID-19 Misinformation: What the Experts Got Right—and Wrong
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Below is a Table regarding COVID-19 Outbreaks in Sweden in Dec. 2020: Number of outbreaks in environments for the public (Non-Medical) per week. Source: Public Health Agency of Sweden – Report 50 https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/globalassets/statistik-uppfoljning/smittsamma-sjukdomar/veckorapporter-covid-19/2020/veckorapport-covid-19-v50-final.pdf