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Health

Sweden extends pandemic curbs by two weeks amid record Omicron spread

FILE PHOTO: People walk at the Granbystaden shopping center, as the government announced new recommendations and restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Uppsala, Sweden, December 18, 2020. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery via REUTERS

Sweden will extend its current pandemic measures by another two weeks, the minister for health said on Wednesday, as the Omicron variant is spreading at record speed.

The curbs mean bars and restaurants have to close at 2300 and there is a cap of 500 people inside larger indoor venues.

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