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| Coronavirus in Sweden: 'It's a myth that life is going on as normal,' says Swedish government |
| 2020-04-19 |
| [Euronews] - Sweden's government has defended its strategy in fighting the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The country has recorded a drastic increase in the number of coronavirus-related deaths during the last month, which sparked concerns about its social distancing measures. Unlike some of its Scandinavian neighbours - like Denmark and Norway - Sweden kept primary and secondary schools open, as well as most businesses, including cafes and restaurants. Per capita deaths: USA = 1.19*10-5, Denmark = 5.96*10-5, Finland = 1.63*10-5, Norway = 3.05*10-5, Sweden = 1.47*10-4 The ratio of recovered to dead: USA = 0.57, Sweden = 0.36 ...So far, Sweden has banned gatherings larger than 50 people, closed high-schools and universities, and urged those over 70, or otherwise at greater risk from the virus, to self-isolate. Sweden's foreign minister, Ann Linde, who spoke alongside Carlson at Friday's briefing in Stockholm, said the idea that life goes on as normal in Sweden is "a myth". "Many people stay at home and have stopped travelling. Many businesses are collapsing. Unemployment is expected to rise dramatically," Linde said. Quarantine --> economic damages, No quarantine --> bigger economic damages? |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #7 ... Maybe an explanation: these social security/pensions are a serious burden on the economy. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-19 14:08 |
| #6 Interesting thing about Sweden: the total number of deaths increases but the total number of recoveries stays the same as in was in the beginning of April. It's like no one recovered in the last couple of weeks. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-19 13:26 |
| #5 Skid, Skid, do you really expect their government to admit they were wrong in one step? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-19 13:14 |
| #4 Sweden has banned gatherings larger than 50 people How does that help when 1:50 is |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-04-19 13:04 |
| #3 US unemployment, per the St. Louis Federal Reserve, will peak at around 32% this summer. Swedish unemployment, per the Swedish Labour Ministry, will peak at around 10% this summer. The latter will likely result in few additional deaths in Sweden beyond the 3,000 or so COVID-related deaths. US unemployment of 32% = a certainty of at least 100,000 additional, needless American deaths from despair in addition to a much smaller number of COVID-related deaths. There is no stimulus-- short of another World War-- that can rescue us from an economic catastrophe that is even worse than the Great Depression. Or is that the plan? Pearl Harbor in reverse, this time setting off a war between us and China? How else does an economy recover from 32% unemployment? Was the St Louis Fed lady just pulling the #s out of her hat? |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-04-19 11:42 |
| #2 But they are so cosmopolitan and sophisticated, not like Murican rubes at all. Why has their vaunted democratic socialism let them down now? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-19 08:17 |
| #1 Swedish PM Lofven says to extend travel restrictions. Expect Sweden's coronavirus restrictions to last for months: Swedish PM Can I call them or what? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-19 05:24 |