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So I take it this article: https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/21/analysis-is-sweden-right-in-its-handling-of-covid-19 https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/21/analysis

So I take it this article: https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/21/analysis-is-sweden-right-in-its-handling-of-covid-19 https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/21/analysis-is-sweden-right... is either incorrect or the policy was changed very recently ? This is not a country divided. And we should also be clear that this is not a country that has done nothing. It has banned large gatherings, closed high schools and universities and told elderly people to self-isolate. But restaurants, bars, primary schools and most businesses are still open. Which directly contradicts your statement. (Your statement says that bars are closed while this article claims they are open.)

henrikschroder 7y ago
That article is mostly correct, and policy wasn't changed very recently. High schools and universities closed mid-March, for example. But the article is slightly weaselly in its wording. Yes, bars and restaurants are open, but it's take-out or table service only, and you typically leave every other table empty so that people are sitting 2m away from everyone else. The actual bar part of bars and restaurants are closed. Note how the picture in that article is taken at a low angle so you can't clearly see the spacing between the people at the tables. A photo from the side would show a completely different picture.
- null_object 7y ago
  I live in central Stockholm, and the picture you're presenting is not true at all. People are socializing in large groups, both in bars and restaurants, and also out in parks and open spaces. Of course numbers are down - it's not everyone that's partying - but the voluntary restrictions are absolutely not being followed by the majority of younger (and somewhat older) people.