Tag: Sweden

Sweden’s controversial anti-lockdown strategy resulted in a high death toll and no real economic gain, data shows

Sweden’s unusual coronavirus strategy has not resulted in significant economic gains, data indicates, and has instead left the country with a far deadlier outbreak than its Nordic neighbors.

Sweden never issued a formal lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the country’s coronavirus modelhas relied on personal responsibility and encourages citizens to stay home when they’re sick and maintain social distancing when in public. Most businesses, restaurants, bars, and schools have remained open, though gatherings of more than 50 people were banned in late March.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven defended the policy as “common sense” that allowed the country to maintain the status quo. Continue reading.

Trump asked people to ‘look at what’s happening … in Sweden.’ Here’s what’s happening there.

The following article by Rick Noack was posted on the Washington Post website February 20, 2017:

President Trump caused confusion during a Saturday rally in Florida when he said: “You look at what’s happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this?” Trump then mentioned the French cities of Nice and Paris and the Belgian capital, Brussels. The three European cities were attacked by terrorists over the past two years.

Although Trump did not explicitly say it, his remarks were widely perceived in the United States and abroad as suggesting that an attack had occurred Friday night in Sweden. Continue reading “Trump asked people to ‘look at what’s happening … in Sweden.’ Here’s what’s happening there.”