My random sample of two contradicting approaches I know about closely-Israel and Sweden. Israel reacted quickly and severely, forcing hard lockdowns. Sweden re

My random sample of two contradicting approaches I know about closely-Israel and Sweden. Israel reacted quickly and severely, forcing hard lockdowns. Sweden reacted slowly, late and with mild restrictions. The results, after adjustment to age, normal mortality rates and maybe removing outliers (Sweden failed to enforce restrictions on elderly care homes) are not that far in terms of mortality and it's too early to judge other effects. The problem I see with the paper, and I haven't read it thoroughly, is that it doesn't suggest and check the alternatives. A policy of soft restrictions works well in a country with polite introverts that trust their government like Sweden but it might not work that well in Mediterranean countries where being physically close to others is the norm. Anyway, it is good that there is academic research around it and that we may be better prepared for the next pandemy.