Sweden's Relaxed Approach to the Coronavirus Could Already Be Backfiring (April 2020)

The Swedish government continues to advocate for relaxed measures to address the coronavirus. But the country has a relatively high case fatality rate.

“The streets are just as busy as they would have been last spring.”

As many public spaces throughout Europe empty out—with citizens only leaving home for essential groceries or medication—life in Sweden is carrying on, mostly as usual. Children walk to school while adults meet up for dinner at their local bar. Only the vulnerable have been advised to isolate and some are working from home...