Sweden’s policymaker defends Covid response at Dublin conference
Country’s approach similar to others and had similar results, Dr Anders Tegnell says
Country’s approach similar to others and had similar results, Dr Anders Tegnell says
Nordic country has second-highest Covid infection rate in EU, but is better placed on hospitalisations and deaths
Peter Flood, who lives outside Gothenburg, talks tea bags, teaching and coping with Covid-19
Carl XVI Gustaf says country, with high death toll, had suffered ‘enormously in difficult conditions’
Country paying a price for eschewing a formal lockdown and the use of face masks
Divisions apparent between government and health officials amid rise in cases and deaths
Sweden’s death rate per capita several times higher than that of its Nordic neighbours
Nordic country was prepared for pandemic and has one of the lowest infection rates in Europe
Country yet to see sudden spikes which other European countries have faced this month
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell says herd immunity has contributed to sharp drop in cases
Move as Sweden becomes one of few European countries with falling number of cases
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Nearly 4,500 Swedes have died, a higher mortality rate than neighbouring states
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