Sweden

Sweden records deadliest week this century with 2,505 fatalities as it resists coronavirus lockdown

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Sweden recorded its deadliest week this century after 2,505 people died in a seven-day period earlier this month. The country has been the focus of global attention after it adopted a softer approach to combating coronavirus which did not involve imposing a full-scale lockdown.  But during the week before Easter – April 6 to 12 – the … Read more

Stockholm ‘could achieve herd immunity in May’: Claim by Swedish ambassador to the US

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Sweden could have achieved herd immunity in its capital Stockholm by May, the country’s ambassador to the US has claimed. Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter told the US’s National Public Radio (NPR) that ‘about 30 per cent of people in Stockholm have reached a level of immunity.’   Sweden, whose softer approach to combating coronavirus has gained attention across the world, … Read more

Stockholm ‘could achieve herd immunity in May’: Claim by Swedish ambassador to the US

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Sweden could have achieved herd immunity in its capital Stockholm by May, the country’s ambassador to the US has claimed. Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter told the US’s National Public Radio (NPR) that ‘about 30 per cent of people in Stockholm have reached a level of immunity.’   Sweden, whose softer approach to combating coronavirus has gained attention across the world, … Read more

Sweden shuts five bars and restaurants that refused to observe social distancing rules 

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Lockdown-free Sweden shuts five bars and restaurants that refused to observe social distancing rules Sweden said it was ordering closure of the bars & restaurants in Stockholm  Four of them are located in the trendy Sodermalm neighbourhood of the city  Authorities had warned last week they would be stepping up inspections  Here’s how to help … Read more

Coronavirus tests should be delivered to people’s homes using DRONES, study suggests 

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Coronavirus tests should be delivered to people’s homes using drones to cut the spread of the deadly infection, a study has suggested.  The proposal would see batches tests of tests ferried from centralised test facilities out the the public, allowing authorities to determine who needed to be quarantined. At the same time, removing the need … Read more

Swedish expert says a coronavirus lockdown may not have saved lives

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Sweden has threatened to close bars and restaurants that do not follow social distancing recommendations by the public health authorities. This, as the country’s top disease expert admitted today a lockdown might not have saved lives because half of Sweden’s coronavirus deaths are in care homes where visits are already banned. Speaking to the closure of Sweden’s … Read more

Swedish expert says a coronavirus lockdown may not have saved lives

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A lockdown might not have saved lives in Sweden because half its coronavirus deaths are in care homes where visits are already banned, the country’s top disease expert said today. State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said it was ‘hard to understand’ how a full-scale lockdown would have stopped the virus spreading into nursing homes.  While Sweden … Read more

Sweden’s coronavirus cases grow more slowly than Britain’s despite lack of lockdown

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Sweden is piling up coronavirus cases more slowly than Britain – without the need for an economically crippling lockdown.  Over the last three days, Sweden added an average of 53 cases per million people, whereas Britain’s figure was 66 despite a shutdown which has now been in place for a month.  Britain’s three-day average has … Read more

Unexplained extra deaths show coronavirus death toll is FAR higher than official figures

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Analysis of death tolls in 13 countries and regions hit by coronavirus has revealed tens of thousands of unexplained deaths that could be linked to the pandemic but are not being counted in official totals. Data reveals that some 88,000 more people died in the locations studied between March and April this year than in … Read more