In the Coronavirus Fight in Scandinavia, Sweden Stands Apart

Discussion in 'Politics' started by wildchild, Mar 30, 2020.

  1. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Go read the previous articles on Sweden's planning of mitigation measures based on spread --- all the way up to and including lockdowns. Now it appears those plans will be put in motion in the capital.

    Obviously even the Swedes don't believe their "no lockdown" strategy has worked when all of the planning now is around how to lockdown in phases.
     
    #921     Sep 22, 2020
  2. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Yeah... every headline today is basically "Sweden Says Stockholm Measures Possible as COVID Cases Rise"
     
    #922     Sep 22, 2020
  3. Buy1Sell2

    Buy1Sell2

    #923     Sep 22, 2020
  4. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Yeah you do -- Mein Führer --- Trump
     
    #924     Sep 22, 2020
  5. traderob

    traderob



    Sweden ‘has beaten coronavirus’

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    Julia Carlsson and Ellika Wohlfeil walk past a busy bar in Stockholm, Sweden. Picture: Getty Images
    • By Bruno Waterfield
    • The Times
    • 6:53PM September 22, 2020

    Evidence is mounting that Sweden has beaten the coronavirus with herd immunity rather than a lockdown, according to a renowned expert on the spread of disease.

    Sweden’s infection rate has remained low and stable at a time when other European countries are facing a strong resurgence.

    In Britain there are 69 cases per 100,000 people compared with 28 per 100,000 in Sweden, which did not implement strict lockdown measures in the northern spring. The infection rate in France is almost seven times higher than in Sweden, and in Spain ten times higher.

    Kim Sneppen, professor of biocomplexity at Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, told the Politiken newspaper: “There is some evidence that the Swedes have built up a degree of immunity to the virus which, along with what else they are doing to stop the spread, is enough to control the disease.”

    A recent study by the University of Stockholm has suggested that infection in 43 per cent of the population could be sufficient for herd immunity.

    Others warn that it is too early to tell. “I don’t think it can already be ruled out that Sweden will also have a flare-up,” said Allan Randrup Thomsen, professor of virology at Aarhus University.

    Sweden built its response around voluntary social distancing. Its economy shrank by 9 per cent in the first months of the pandemic, compared with 20 per cent in Britain.

    The Times
     
    #925     Sep 22, 2020
  6. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    And yet all the testing has shown that a mere 7% of Swedes have antibodies and only 10% in urban centers. They are nowhere near the over 50% required for "herd immunity". Only a vaccine will provide herd immunity to COVID.
     
    #926     Sep 22, 2020
  7. Buy1Sell2

    Buy1Sell2

     
    #927     Sep 22, 2020
  8. LacesOut

    LacesOut

    #928     Sep 22, 2020
  9. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Sorry, you're the only one I see that is saying Sweden is planning a lockdown. And we all know how reliable your COVID predictions are.
     
    #929     Sep 22, 2020
  10. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    #930     Sep 22, 2020