FILE - In this March 15, 2020 file photo, Dan Eliasson, the general director of the Swedish Contingencies Agency (MSB), attends a press conference on the coronavirus pandemic, in Stockholm. The departure of Dan Eliasson comes as the Scandinavian country has seen a recent spike in virus cases. But the 59-year-old Eliasson was photographed several times in December in the Canary Islands. Damberg told Swedish broadcaster SVT that “MSB as an authority must function during the pandemic. Dan Eliasson misjudged this and it has had major consequences.”Sweden has stood out among European nations for its comparatively hands-off response to the pandemic.