Mr Blue Sky proves a lockdown favourite as Spotify listeners ‘dive into nostalgia to escape reality’

Electric Light Orchestra’s 1977 hit ‘Mr Blue Sky’ proves a lockdown favourite as Spotify listeners ‘dive into nostalgia to escape reality’ Electric Light Orchestra hit has become a favourite during lockdown, study says Study in Belgium finds lockdown ‘significantly changed music consumption’ Listeners on Spotify were opting for classic hits from the late 1970s and … Read more

How comeback kid Sweden got the last laugh on coronavirus

While coronavirus cases rebound across Europe, Sweden is enjoying record low numbers of infections and deaths despite months of scepticism about its lockdown-free strategy. Sweden’s infection rate – once the highest in Europe – is now lower than in Britain, Spain, France or Italy, as well as Norway and Denmark where leaders have long been … Read more

How comeback kid Sweden got the last laugh on coronavirus

While coronavirus cases rebound across Europe, Sweden is enjoying record low numbers of infections and deaths despite months of scepticism about its lockdown-free strategy. Sweden’s infection rate – once the highest in Europe – is now lower than in Britain, Spain, France or Italy, as well as Norway and Denmark where leaders have long been … Read more

Only 1.3% of Swedes tested for coronavirus have the disease down from 19% at the height of pandemic

Sweden declares victory on Covid: Only 1.3% of Swedes tested for coronavirus have the disease down from 19% at pandemic’s height – with local experts saying it vindicates their no-lockdown ‘herd immunity’ strategy Tiny proportion came up positive after more than 120,000 tests over last week Nation has recorded 5,838 deaths but infection numbers falling … Read more

Only 1.3% of Swedes tested for coronavirus have the disease down from 19% at the height of pandemic

Swedish experts claim vindication on Covid: Positives hits its lowest level yet at only 1.3% of Swedes t Tiny proportion came up positive after more than 120,000 tests over last week Nation has recorded 5,838 deaths but infection numbers falling since summer Sweden now also has fewer deaths per million people than the United Kingdom  … Read more

Forty-five known exoplanets possess an Earth-like atmosphere

Astronomers have found at least 45 planets orbiting distant stars that possess Earth-like qualities including a similar atmosphere and life sustaining liquid water.  Experts from Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, created a new way to determine the habitability of these distant worlds by studying their atmosphere. The team found a way to use information on ‘atmospheric … Read more

Singing Happy Birthday could spread Covid-19, a new study warns

Singing happy birthday may be good for timing how long to wash your hands, but a new study reveals it could also be spreading coronavirus infected droplets. Aerosol researchers at Lund University, Sweden studied the amount of particles emitted when we sing, and the impact this has on the spread of Covid-19.  To understand how … Read more

Lockdown-free Sweden’s coronavirus case rate is now lower than Nordic neighbours Denmark and Norway

Lockdown-free Sweden saw its coronavirus case rate drop below its Nordic neighbours Denmark and Norway today to just 12 new infections per million people over the past week. In comparison, Norway saw 14 new infections per million people, and Denmark saw 18, meaning Sweden had an average case rate over seven days lower than its … Read more

Migrant family in Sweden locked children in their rooms for four months

Swedish authorities have taken three children away from their parents after the youngsters were locked in their rooms for four months and the door to their house was ‘nailed shut’ over coronavirus fears.  The children, aged 10 to 17, were banned from leaving their apartment and even from seeing each other, according to lawyer Mikael … Read more

Flu vaccine during pregnancy has NO link to a baby’s risk of developing autism, study confirms

Getting the flu jab while pregnant doesn’t increase the baby’s risk of being diagnosed with autism later on, another study has found. Researchers in Sweden compared autism diagnoses among seven-year-old children whose mothers had a swine flu vaccine during pregnancy and those whose did not. Of almost 70,000 children, 39,700 had been exposed to the … Read more