Sweden has announced more than 100 coronavirus deaths in a day for the first time, as its neighbour Finland ordered extra checks on their usually busy border. The 114 new deaths bring the Swedish toll from 477 to 591, an increase of nearly 24 per cent which will add to growing alarm about the light … Read more
Sweden today announced its biggest jump in coronavirus deaths so far amid growing criticism of its light-handed response to the crisis. The death toll jumped by 76 in the latest figures today, bringing the total from 401 to 477. The previous record was 59. Meanwhile the number of confirmed cases jumped by 376, taking the … Read more
The Prime Minister of Sweden has issued a stark warning to his citizens, telling them to prepare for innumerable deaths following the country’s laid back attitude to Covid-19. Stefan Löfven’s grim message came after some 2,300 doctors and academics hurled criticism at Sweden for not taking the pandemic seriously – barely tightening up preventative methods. Social Democrat Löfven … Read more
Scientist leading Sweden’s battle against coronavirus says Britain’s lockdown has gone too far as his country allows bars, restaurants and schools to remain open Sweden’s face in fight against coronavirus has kept bars and restaurants open Anders Tegnell said he was ‘disappointed’ when Britain abruptly altered strategy Country is relying on citizens to control virus … Read more
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has been helping to pack meal boxes for vulnerable citizens, amid criticism of the country’s less restrictive approach to tackling coronavirus. The Swedish royal, 42, has stepped up charitable initiatives in recent week, including a visit to the association Stockholms Stadsmission, who create meal boxes for the homeless and vulnerable. Many … Read more
Half of Sweden’s population could be infected with coronavirus by the end of the month, a statistician has warned. Tom Britton, a mathematics professor from Stockholm University, said it is possible that up to a million people are already infected with the virus – though the country has only confirmed 5,466 cases. Using mathematical models … Read more
Swedes really don’t like to stand out. They much prefer to blend in. They even have their own word for it: ‘Jantelagen’, the Scandinavian answer to Australia and New Zealand’s ‘tall poppy syndrome’. It roughly translates as: ‘Don’t think you’re better than anyone else.’ And so it’s quite understandable that its government’s maverick response to … Read more
iPLAYER Wallander It’s set in Sweden and is based on books by a Swedish author, but can this version of Wallander really be described as Scandi-noir? Probably not, seeing as it stars a largely British cast headed by Kenneth Branagh. While some will tell you Krister Henriksson delivers the definitive portrayal of the haggard detective in … Read more
Sweden has banned gatherings of more than 50 people and has threatened those breaking the rules with six-month jail terms in the fight against coronavirus. The country has up till now stayed open for business with a softer approach to curbing the COVID-19 spread than most of Europe. ‘An extraordinary cabinet meeting decided today to … Read more
Britons infected with coronavirus are among thousands of patients taking part in a European coronavirus mega-trial of four experimental therapies. The trial, called Discovery, includes 3,200 patients who have been hospitalised from the killer virus in the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Sweden and Luxembourg. It will test the effectiveness of four treatments, including a course of … Read more