Radio Sweden Weekly: The Arts struggle to cope with covid restrictions.

Are the performing arts being treated fairly by the government during the corona virus? We find out how an audience-based industry is coping with only a restricted audience.

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At the end of March the Swedish government followed the Public Health Agency guidelines and restricted public assemblies to no more than 50 people.

Now angry voices from the arts scene are growing louder, calling the restrictions unfair. Why can people be crowded onto buses, in shopping malls and beaches while cultural venues are empty?

We hear from theatres and a stand-up comedian about how they have been hit by the rules and what they're doing about it.

Plus, other stories on the state of the economy and relationships under strain during the pandemic.