Sweden and coronavirus: how has the outlier of Europe fared?

. Sweden was “red-listed” for travel by several European countries due to its higher infection rate.

The Swedish government never argued that it was pursuing a different path for economic reasons. The impact of the pandemic is expected to cause a contraction of the economy comparable to other Scandinavian countries, but not as bad as places like Spain. Authorities have admitted that a core part of their strategy failed: protecting the elderly. Although the vulnerable were in theory supposed to be protected, nearly half of deaths took place in care homes.

But since June, the number of infections detected daily in Sweden has fallen and stabilised, and the country has yet to see the sudden spikes experienced by other European countries this September.National strategies are difficult to compare because existing conditions vary steeply between countries. Factors as diverse as housing design, cultural differences in how people socialise, and working conditions are all likely to affect the spread of the virus.

The outlier has poorly fared: only 3 of 27 EU countries have higher cumulative deaths per million and Swedish economy is more or less like the rest of Europe. But libertarian nuts and business community will tell they did great. 1/2

aighne_kearney NaomiOhReally Its economy is just as much in the toilet as the UK though.

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