A spike in novel coronavirus infections and deaths in Stockholm has raised eyebrows about Sweden’s decision to fight the outbreak without resorting to lockdown.
A spike in novel coronavirus infections and deaths in Stockholm has raised eyebrows about Sweden’s decision to fight the outbreak without resorting to lockdown.
Swedes are still able to go to restaurants, get a haircut and send their children to school even as the number of confirmed cases and deaths have mounted, above all in Stockholm which accounts for more than half the fatalities.
But Sweden’s liberal approach is coming under fire as the epidemic spreads in the capital, and around 2,300 academics have signed an open letter to the government calling for tougher measures to protect the healthcare system.
Swedes are still able to go to restaurants, get a haircut and send their children to school even as the number of confirmed cases and deaths have mounted, above all in Stockholm which accounts for more than half the fatalities.
But Sweden’s liberal approach is coming under fire as the epidemic spreads in the capital, and around 2,300 academics have signed an open letter to the government calling for tougher measures to protect the healthcare system.
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