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2020-04-19 Science & Technology

Coronavirus in Sweden: 'It's a myth that life is going on as normal,' says Swedish government

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-19 04:13|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#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|| 2020-04-19 05:24|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-04-19 08:17|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-04-19 11:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Sweden has banned gatherings larger than 50 people

How does that help when 1:50 is ~~infected~~ ~~tested positive~~ ~~sick~~ has a cough?

Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-19 13:04|| 2020-04-19 13:04|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-04-19 13:14|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-04-19 13:26|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-04-19 14:08|| Front Page Top

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