Well, surely it's not working at the present time. A politician interviewed who went out to get the virus and then attended meetings was completely unconcerned

Well, surely it's not working at the present time. A politician interviewed who went out to get the virus and then attended meetings was completely unconcerned about spreading it to his peers. Interviewer: "But can you understand his concern [about his risk due to his health conditions]?" Persson: "No, I do not. He's 50 years old. There is no risk to him. He doesn't get sick of this." Interviewer: "But do you know that even younger people get sick and die of corona?" Persson: "There is no reason to be worried. It's a hysteria. It is the same as with the climate. It is not possible to change. We cannot influence it politically." https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/varmland/storforspolitiker-akte-till-stockholm-for-att-fa-corona https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/varmland/storforspolitiker... And yet, somewhat bizarrely, Sweden has been latched onto as the model for a sane response to the virus amongst many conservative circles. I will hold my breath as they fail to take action against a disease with 10 times the IFR of the flu and many fold the transmissibility, with the CDC now reporting an r0 of 3.8–8.9 in a 95% CI.