9. SWEDEN

Doses administered......................................... 13,138,198 People fully vaccinated ................................... 6,131,967 Percentage of pop fully vaxxed........................ 59.62%

SWEDEN began removing restrictions on public and private gatherings, curfews and masks in July and is set to lift most remaining rules on events by the end of September.

Crowd limits for sporting events and indoor concerts will be lifted by the end of this month, as will the country’s recommendation to work from home. The government is not planning to introduce a passport, or Green Pass, for fully vaccinated people to participate in the reopened society, but it is keeping the possibility open.

Foreigners can travel to Sweden with proof of natural immunity, double-dose vaccination or a negative test. Travellers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway are exempt.

“The important message is that we now take further steps in the return to normal everyday life,” the country’s Health and Social Affairs Minister, Lena Hallengren, has said.