Sweden admits Covid-19 response could have been better amid criticism of 'softer' approach

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Sweden's top epidemiologist admits Covid-19 response could have been better amid criticism of 'softer' approach

State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency of Sweden speaking during a news conference in Stockholm today. Image: Anders Wiklund/AP/Press Association Images State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency of Sweden speaking during a news conference in Stockholm today.

“If we were to encounter the same disease with everything we know about it today, I think we would end up doing something in between what Sweden and the rest of the world has done,” Tegnell told Swedish Radio today. However, the country has imposed bans on visits to nursing homes and on gatherings of more than 50 people.

 

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this gobshite told me for weeks that 🇸🇪 was the way to go EscEire 😜

Fake news, there's still 4 countries with worse figures than Sweden that all imposed lockdowns. They have also built an immunity for a second wave & they've saved countless lives from Suicide & domestic abuse that other countries caused through lockdowns. This is a long game.

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