Lockdown, what lockdown? Sweden's unusual response

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Lockdown, what lockdown? Sweden's unusual response to coronavirus

Stockholm Business Region, a state-funded company that supports the city's global business community, estimates that rises to at least 90% in the capital's largest firms, thanks to a tech-savvy workforce and a business culture that has long promoted flexible and remote working practices.

There are more guidelines than strict rules, with a focus on staying home if you're sick or elderly, washing your hands, and avoiding any non-essential travel, as well as working from home."We who are adults need to be exactly that: adults. Not spread panic or rumours," Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said in a televised address to the nation last weekend.A majority of Swedes watched and approved of his speech, according to a nationwide survey for Novus, a major polling company.

"We have to combine looking at minimising the health effects of the virus outbreak and the economic impacts of this health crisis," says Andreas Hatzigeorgiou, CEO at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. She's calling for"clearer instructions" for people on how they should interact in public places such as shops and gyms.And while business is ticking over for some, others are struggling. Around the corner from Mariatorget's busy bars, popular hipster barber shop Honest Al's has seen customer numbers plummet, despite efforts to improve safety by staggering staffing and appointments.

 

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Well..... Look what happened in italy While in other parts of the world (Russia) people are allowed to go to church... When Intervied.. One lady says I won't catch coronavirus in a church it wont infect those in a place of worship...........

AmberTwemlow Finally a country that uses common sense and their aim to keep people physical and Mentally healthy To let them breathe and work and socialize Common sense is what is needed not a lock down And allowing people to be treated like adults and not children should be respected

Finally, a country with some common sense 👏👏👏

Wouldn't work here. People can't take ' advice'.

'Swedens unusual response' really BBC? If this was the US or UK response i doubt you would be so generous! The only good thing to come out of my country's response is the death of the 'equality' myth the left wing government has tried to push. Some are more 'equal' than others.

'The Country of Sweden has a long tradition of delivering high quality, economically viable Healthcare. For many years Sweden's Health Care System has regularly ranked at or near the top of most Comparative Analyses of various international Health Care Systems.'

I think they're right. I wish we were doing similar. I think the death toll from our solution will be higher than the death toll from the virus. I also think our approach is immoral as it's man doing the killing rather than a virus.

species_x Why did the news advise Sweden was in lockdown?

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