‘Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s state epidemiologist, has defended his country’s unusually lax response to the coronavirus. Sweden has encouraged social distancing but has not forced businesses, restaurants, or schools to close. Tegnell said the strategy had achieved its goal of defending the health service and that Stockholm was showing signs of herd immunity. Its case numbers are comparable to neighbouring countries, but the death rate is much higher. Tegnell said it was “very difficult” to know if a lockdown could have prevented more deaths, particularly in care homes.’
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