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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

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Västerbotten vaccination head Ronny Lestander speaks with Umeå Today's Erik Campano about the region's plans for immunizing the general population against the coronavirus.

VIDEO: First Corona Vaccinations Planned for January

Erik CampanoSaturday, November 28, 2020

Västerbotten officials expect that social distancing restrictions will apply at least until spring.

Umeå Today's Erik Campano speaks with Västerbotten health director Brita Winsa about the intensifying second wave of coronavirus in the region.

VIDEO: Västerbotten Breaks April Record for Hospitalized Coronavirus Patients

Erik CampanoWednesday, November 25, 2020

33 patients are now in the hospital with coronavirus in Västerbotten -- breaking the previous record of 29, in mid-April.

Number of Covid Deaths Per Day in Västerbotten Since March

Four Dead From Covid In 24 Hours In Västerbotten

Rabii AllawerdiTuesday, November 24, 2020

More coronavirus patients died in the last 24 hour period than during any other since the crisis hit the region.

Number of hospitalized coronavirus patients in Västerbotten since March

Two Dead In Umeå In Worst Virus Day Since April

Erik CampanoMonday, November 23, 2020

The number of patients in the hospital is almost as high as its peak in the spring.

City Gymnasium Students To Return To Distance Education

Rabii AllawerdiTuesday, November 17, 2020

"Due to the ongoing situation with the virus, it is unfortunately necessary," says a city leader.

The Prime Minister addressing a press conference today.

Public Gatherings Larger Than Eight People Banned Due To Virus

Erik CampanoMonday, November 16, 2020

The total number of cases in Västerbotten has risen past 1000, with over half in Umeå.

This website is currently in the process of being redesigned and reconstructed, so you can expect changes to the visual and permanent textual elements of the website as you read Umeå Today over the coming days and weeks.

Our Mission and Umeå Today 2.0:
The seriousness of the coronavirus crisis has again become a topic that requires news coverage for everyone in Umeå, whether or not they speak Swedish. Umeå Today has, therefore, returned to its original mission of covering the crisis, and you can find updated information here on our webpage. Meanwhile, Umeå Today is planning to launch its 2.0 products, including The Umeå Handbook and Umeå Sunday, a weekly multimedia newscast, in early 2021. In addition to covering the crisis, we will be blogging here about the development of Umeå Today 2.0.

– Erik Campano, Editor-in-chief