#Sweden plans to restrict the number of passengers on long-distance trains and buses in an effort to prevent a pick-up in new #Covid-19 cases and the spread of #mutations of the virus that could be more infectious, the government said on Tuesday. The government has been ratcheting up measures since a second wave of infections hit Sweden toward the end of last year, but the country's response remains less heavy-handed than the full lockdowns adopted in many parts of Europe.

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