Sweden should have done more against coronavirus but broad strategy right: Chief epidemiologist

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Sweden's chief epidemiologist said on Wednesday the country should have done more to combat the coronavirus but backed the broad strategy, which ...

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STOCKHOLM: Sweden's chief epidemiologist said on Wednesday the country should have done more to combat the coronavirus but backed the broad strategy, which avoided the strict lockdowns seen in many other countries.

"We continue to believe the strategy is good but then there are always improvements one can make, especially if you look back over time," he told the news conference."It would be strange if you gave a different answer to that question." But Ourworldindata.org. puts Sweden's COVID-19 mortality rate at 443 deaths per million people, and said its rate was the highest in Europe for parts of May.

FILE PHOTO: Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven speaks during a news conference after the second day of a European Union summit, held to discuss the EU's long-term budget for 2021-2027, in Brussels, Belgium, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/ "At the same time, we have to admit that when it comes to elderly care and the spread of infection, that has not worked," he said."Too many old people have died here."Most of Europe shut schools, shops and businesses. Sweden closed care homes to visitors in late March, but around half its coronavirus-related deaths have been among elderly people living in care facilities.

FILE PHOTO: Two old friends have a drink at a regulated distance apart, demarcated by grey strips, during the coronavirus outbreak, in a pub in Stockholm, Sweden March 26, 2020. Picture taken March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Colm Fulton

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