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The drop in economic activity in Sweden is, roughly, just as large as in Norway, Finland, and Denmark. But with 4 to 10 times the number of deaths. So, no, th
by jhayward 6y ago
The drop in economic activity in Sweden is, roughly, just as large as in Norway, Finland, and Denmark. But with 4 to 10 times the number of deaths. So, no, the lack of lockdown (which is a fallacy itself) didn't protect Sweden from economic impact.
- rimliu 6y agoMost of the deaths in Sweden happened early in the pandemic and are more result of a bad luck than some policy. Now my country has more daily deaths than Sweden despite having 1/3 of the population and being in the second quarantine since Nov 7th. The restrictions will be way stricter from this Wednesday.
- jhayward 6y agoDateline today, 2020-12-13: "Sweden's neighbours offer them emergency help as its hospitals fill up with coronavirus patients" [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-offered-urgent-coronavirus-help-by-neighbours-as-hospitals-fill-2020-12 https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-offered-urgent-corona...
- jeofken 6y agoNo more deaths in Sweden this year than previous years. Our hospitals already suffered from lines long enough for people to die before getting care. Waiting in line is always the result of socialist government monopolies, and this was the case before COVID as well. https://emanuelkarlsten.se/number-of-deaths-in-sweden-during-the-pandemic-compared-to-previous-years-mortality/ https://emanuelkarlsten.se/number-of-deaths-in-sweden-during...
- jhayward 6y agoSwedish King Carl XVI Gustaf says coronavirus approach 'has failed' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55347021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55347021