A COVID tale of two nations: Sweden vs Germany
You may not have noticed, but the mainstream media isn’t talking about Sweden much anymore. This is quite a contrast from a few weeks ago, when the country was the favourite whipping boy because it didn’t employ a lockdown in its fight against COVID-19. The Daily Mail writes: Sweden became a closely-watched outlier in the spring after refusing to go into lockdown, with shops and restaurants staying open throughout the crisis. Large gatherings were banned along with visits to nursing homes, but primary schools stayed open even in hard-hit Stockholm. Citizens have largely complied with social distancing recommendations and the government says that its softer measures will be easier to maintain long-term. On Monday, Sweden announced just 398 new cases over the weekend, down from 767 the week before and 2,530 only a month ago. In fact, Swedish authorities are telling people not to wear masks, even on public transit. Sweden employed a herd immunity approach to the virus, meaning the best way to fight Covid was by letting people get it and build up …