That quote stood out to me, too. It's hard to lock down an area in the U.S., too, but some states and cities have enacted nonessential business, school, and tr

That quote stood out to me, too. It's hard to lock down an area in the U.S., too, but some states and cities have enacted nonessential business, school, and transportation closures that have been quite effective at flattening the curve without a geographic quarantine. Maybe another question to ask: Can Sweden enact emergency facility and public transportation closures for other reasons? For instance, for a flood or some other disaster?