The only thing dumber than a German is a Swede.
In the Coronavirus Fight in Scandinavia, Sweden Stands Apart
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Your threads are all aging poorly, one after the other. Perhaps it’s genetic.They seem like rational people.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-fight-scandinavia-sweden-stands-185427459.html
STOCKHOLM — When the coronavirus swept into Scandinavian countries, Norway and Denmark scrambled to place extensive restrictions on their borders to stem the outbreak. Sweden, their neighbor, took a decidedly different path.
While Denmark and Norway closed their borders, restaurants and ski slopes and told all students to stay home this month, Sweden shut only its high schools and colleges, kept its preschools, grade schools, pubs, restaurants and borders open — and put no limits on the slopes.
In fact, Sweden has stayed open for business while other nations beyond Scandinavia have attacked the outbreak with various measures ambitious in scope and reach. Sweden’s approach has raised questions about whether it’s gambling with a pandemic, COVID-19, that has no cure or vaccine, or if its tactic will be seen as a savvy strategy to fight a scourge that has laid waste to millions of jobs and prompted global lockdowns unprecedented in peacetime.
By Saturday, Norway, population 5.3 million, had more than 3,770 coronavirus cases and 19 deaths; Denmark, population 5.6 million, reported 2,200 cases and 52 deaths; Sweden, with 10.12 million people, recorded more than 3,060 cases and 105 deaths.
A recent headline in the Danish newspaper Politiken encapsulates the question ricocheting around Europe, “Doesn’t Sweden take the corona crisis seriously?”
There is no evidence that Swedes are underplaying the enormity of the disease rampaging across the globe. The country’s leader and health officials have stressed hand washing, social distancing and protecting people older than 70 by limiting contact with them.
Foreskin, you are not American and your opinion has no relevance. You are zero for life.
Not looking good for Sweden -- the mortality percentage goes up every day. Now among the highest mortality percentages on the globe and has rapidly risen to the 4th top mortality percentage in western countries. 870 Deaths / 9685 Reported Cases = 8.98% Death Rate for Sweden.
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What's it like being wrong about absolutely everything? Are you recognized in your community for the reverse-savant that you are?
Yep, they elected to go for herd immunity with no curve flattening. Likely they calculated that their medical system will not be overrun.
They will experience a rapid increase but overall recover quicker. I don't know who makes these life or death calculations and the decisions that stem from them but it seems like a cold calculation to make.
Two weeks into the 'let's let it ride' program the UK pulled back really fast. Let's see what happens in Sweden.
