It does seem that much of what has been reported in the foreign press misrepresents or over simplifies the situation in Sweden. With new numbers now suggesting Sweden has as many deaths per million of the population as some of Europe’s hardest hit -- like Italy and Spain -- government resolve will be
After weeks of lockdown in the U.K., seeing people out in Stockholm‘s restaurants and bars enjoying some blissfully sunny weather has been a welcome shock to the system. But Sweden’s approach to the novel coronavirus is a controversial one.
There is a voluntary lockdown in place. People are advised to work from home where possible and maintain social distancing. They are told not to visit elderly relatives and of course wash their hands. The local economy has still suffered. Authorities say COVID-19 cases peaked on April 15 and that 600,000 people in Stockholm will have been infected with the virus by May 1.
No lockdown in any country is intended to avoid deaths altogether. Sweden’s gamble is that it doesn’t see a greater proportion of deaths -- directly or indirectly coronavirus related -- than countries that did fully lock down. Especially the ones next door.
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