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Well, I live in Stockholm and here is what I see: during the first few weeks (maybe a month) people really followed the rules. There were significantly fewer ca
by yaris 6y ago
Well, I live in Stockholm and here is what I see: during the first few weeks (maybe a month) people really followed the rules. There were significantly fewer cars on roads, some parts of the city looked as if completely abandoned etc. But then the weather's become better, people have got tired of restrictions - and now it is back to usual (I don't dare say "normal"). But people are still much more careful than they were before COVID.
What makes me feel good about Tegnell is that schools were not forcefully closed, otherwise economic hit would be much bigger.
- dijit 6y agoThat could be because Stockholm was hit so much harder than the Skane region in its entirety. People here might have thought it was "far off" and put it out of mind. I don't mean to imply there has been no change, lots of businesses are requiring people to work from home, some restaurants wont let you sit indoors. There are stickers on the floor in ICA indicating where you can queue, and plexiglass around the cashiers. However, it's very surface level in a lot of cases, people are still going to tightly packed bars, massing in large numbers in the parks, going for walks through crowded shopping streets. Gyms are open and I'm not sure that's the best idea in the world (COVID being transmitted easiest in a still air enclosed environment with lots of people exhaling forcefully). But, I digress. I think when Swedes talk to me about Sweden's response to COVID they talk from a stockholmers mindset. But I am derided by Swedish friends in Malmo for avoiding contact as much as humanly possible.. Many of whom keep requesting that I join them in the Gym. Which seems like a really stupid idea to me.