On 4/16/20 9:09 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


More and more it's looking like Sweden had the
best approach to the covid-19 pandemic.

The country is affected, for sure, but the
death rate per 100,000 population is just
about the same as that here in the USA.

Difference is, although they recommended the
same basic precautions of social distancing,
avoiding large crowds, etc.,Â* Sweden did
not shut down their economy as we and many
other nations, including neighboring Norway
did.

Schools remained open, businesses remained
open, including restaurants and bars.

They did impose a 30 day ban on non-essential
travel *to* Sweden except for members of the
European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.
That means that travel to Sweden from the
following countries is allowed:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy,
Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Go figure.



Latest reports indicate a rising rate of infections in Sweden, a higher
death rate than the United States, and as lax an availability of testing
as the United States.

From Time:

Sweden has a relatively high case fatality rate: as of April 8, 7.68% of
the Swedes who have tested positive for COVID-19 have died of the virus.
Neighboring countries, like Norway and Denmark, have case fatality rates
of 1.46% and 3.85% respectively. (The U.S. case fatality rate is 3.21%.)
While Sweden’s elevated case fatality rate could be a result of its low
testing rates compared to its neighbors, experts say Sweden’s
laissez-faire approach could also be to blame.
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