In Sweden they’re doing a ‘lockdown lite’ in response to COVID-19. The bars and restaurants have never closed, primary schools and child-care centres have stayed open. There’ve been some restrictions: high schools and universities are closed and agedcare facilities have…

Short but very clear interview with Sweden’s viral issue leader Anders Tegnell – well worth a watch to understand how these things are managed. Note that Sweden never came near their ICU capacity, and the loading has been falling down…

Sweden is among the countries that have opted against a lockdown and instead gone for herd immunity. This strategy has arguably lead to one of the highest per capita death tolls in the world, but very little immunity. Still some…

While almost every country in the world has imposed a lockdown on its citizens to try to ‘flatten the curve’, one European nation stands practically alone in the pandemic battle. Sweden has opted out of strict measures in favour of…

JUST one in 14 Swedes have coronavirus antibodies, a study has revealed, indicating the country’s ‘herd immunity’ policy has backfired.  The Swedish study found just 7.3 per cent of people in the capital Stockholm had developed Covid-19 antibodies by late…