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It's not over yet. Sweden's idea is the deaths under the curve are likely to be the same everywhere for the next 12-18 months, so they are frontloading them wit
by icelancer 6y ago
It's not over yet. Sweden's idea is the deaths under the curve are likely to be the same everywhere for the next 12-18 months, so they are frontloading them without crashing the domestic industries while trying to keep hospitals from being overloaded.
The strategy can't be judged for quite some time.
- haakonhr 6y agoSo far it seems like that hasn't panned out as Sweden is suffering from the same economic downturn as its neighbors. See for example: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sweden-has-avoided-a-coronavirus-lockdown-its-economy-is-hurting-anyway-11588870062 https://www.wsj.com/articles/sweden-has-avoided-a-coronaviru...