Originally Posted by 280shooter
Originally Posted by TexasPhotog
Originally Posted by irfubar
Originally Posted by 280shooter
It will be interesting to see how Sweden does:

With most of Europe imposing extraordinary restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus, Sweden has left its citizens surprisingly free. Are Swedes rolling the dice with their public health, or is everyone else overreacting?

As most of Europe clamps down in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19, one country is bucking the trend. Sweden is taking a markedly more liberal approach to combatting the virus. Despite its closest neighbours, Denmark and Norway, shutting down all but essential services, Swedes remain free to socialise as the harsh Scandinavian winter comes to an end. Although universities and high schools have shut, pre-schools, kindergartens, bars, restaurants, ski resorts, sports clubs and hairdressers have all remained open.



Sweden says no to quarantine


So far Swedens numbers are better than the US.


They're officially only testing the "old and the sick," which means their numbers don't mean much.


Which differs in what way from how we are doing it? Hell, I know a 20 something who is sick and neither the hospital nor a doc in the box will test him. They both said "Assume you have it and stay home."


I'd agree that our numbers are under reported but they're testing even less.

They're doing a lot less across the board than anyone else is. They don't have any lockdowns and their public transportation, which moves much of their country, is very crowded with no social distancing.

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