> The reason COVID hasn't been so bad is because of all the special preventative measures. If that's the case, then why is Sweden's population-level mortality

> The reason COVID hasn't been so bad is because of all the special preventative measures. If that's the case, then why is Sweden's population-level mortality (578 per million) lower than the USA (642 per mission) or Spain (nearly 700), or several other lockdown states? Sweden didn't close restaurants or schools for a day. Sweden's rate is also flat, while the USA and Spain are still increasing. > sends 10% of people to hospital, and is killing 1-2% of people. Can you provide a source for these strange figures? The last several dozen papers on serological prevalance have found the IFR to be nearly an order of magnitude lower than you're saying it is.