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Sweden has adopted virtually every recommendations without it being mandated. This is an enormous difference from some Florida Man arguing why lockdowns are unn

Sweden has adopted virtually every recommendations without it being mandated. This is an enormous difference from some Florida Man arguing why lockdowns are unnecessary. As much as people focus on face masks, in Sweden the sparsity of people given their response makes it much less of a necessity. https://www.reddit.com/r/sweden/comments/i58jjj/helgtr%C3%A5d_coronavirus_20200807_09/ https://www.reddit.com/r/sweden/comments/i58jjj/helgtr%C3%A5... There you go -- read about Swedes talking about their COVID-19 experience. It is a universe removed from normal, or what Florida-man-using-Sweden-as-their-no-biggie-example claims. Here you go - https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vast/nastan-alla-fick-corona-efter-fest-i-dals-ed https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vast/nastan-alla-fick-coro... Someone had an ill considered party. Despite the amazing herd immunity nonsense this guy is arguing (again, contrary to the entire expert community), most of the partiers got COVID. Ooops!

refurb 6y ago
So if I understand you correctly, although Sweden hasn't closed schools, children aren't attending? And although non-essential businesses aren't closed, Swedes aren't going to those stores? And masks aren't mandated, but most people are wearing them?
- hn_check 6y ago
  The snark is adorable and comically out of place. Swedish schools closed for the summer break just as COVID was peaking. They return in just over a week. Businesses are sparse because few people are shopping. Restaurants and bars were closed, and other than that have strict reduced occupancy. But Florida man is sure that Everything Is Normal. It's hilarity. That "look they didn't close their schools"...when they were closed regardless. Hurr. "And masks aren't mandated, but most people are wearing them?" Masks are necessary when you're in close proximity to other people. Swedes aren't getting in close proximity to other people. Are you getting this? The Cult of Idiocy that has overtaken the US isn't there in Sweden. Florida in their highest level of lockdown has dramatically more social interaction than Sweden minus it.
  - dang 6y ago
    Would you please stop posting in the flamewar style to HN? You break the site guidelines routinely, and we ban accounts that do that. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - refurb 6y ago
    No snark intended, I'm actually trying to understand what's happening versus what's being reported.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 6y ago
  > And although non-essential businesses aren't closed, Swedes aren't going to those stores? My understanding (based on what I've heard) is that that was indeed the situation at least during the peak; not sure if that's still the case.
- Vrondi 6y ago
  Their schools have been on summer break, right? So there haven't been classes to attend.

refurb 6y ago

So if I understand you correctly, although Sweden hasn't closed schools, children aren't attending? And although non-essential businesses aren't closed, Swedes aren't going to those stores? And masks aren't mandated, but most people are wearing them?

hn_check 6y ago
The snark is adorable and comically out of place. Swedish schools closed for the summer break just as COVID was peaking. They return in just over a week. Businesses are sparse because few people are shopping. Restaurants and bars were closed, and other than that have strict reduced occupancy. But Florida man is sure that Everything Is Normal. It's hilarity. That "look they didn't close their schools"...when they were closed regardless. Hurr. "And masks aren't mandated, but most people are wearing them?" Masks are necessary when you're in close proximity to other people. Swedes aren't getting in close proximity to other people. Are you getting this? The Cult of Idiocy that has overtaken the US isn't there in Sweden. Florida in their highest level of lockdown has dramatically more social interaction than Sweden minus it.
- dang 6y ago
  Would you please stop posting in the flamewar style to HN? You break the site guidelines routinely, and we ban accounts that do that. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- refurb 6y ago
  No snark intended, I'm actually trying to understand what's happening versus what's being reported.
tgsovlerkhgsel 6y ago
> And although non-essential businesses aren't closed, Swedes aren't going to those stores? My understanding (based on what I've heard) is that that was indeed the situation at least during the peak; not sure if that's still the case.
Vrondi 6y ago
Their schools have been on summer break, right? So there haven't been classes to attend.