Sweden’s relatively low-key approach to coronavirus lockdowns captured the world’s attention, but the strategy's effectiveness remains unclear.
A train pulls into the Odenplan subway station in central Stockholm, where morning commuters without masks get off or board before settling in to read their smartphones.
Its health authorities — and, in particular, its chief epidemiologist, Dr. Anders Tegnell — keep repeating a familiar warning: It’s too early to tell, and all countries are in a different phase of the pandemic. The way Sweden’s strategy was viewed outside the country seems to depend largely on what stage of the pandemic the observer was experiencing at the time. Initially, many abroad were incredulous at images of Swedes dining with friends in restaurants or sipping cocktails on the Stockholm waterfront. Some were envious that Swedish businesses were not forced to close.Advertisement
Tegnell also refuses to rule out a second wave of coronavirus infections in Sweden. A particular concern is the return of students to high schools for the first time since March.“We need to be very careful and find the first sign that something is going on so that we can do as much as possible to prevent it from escalating,” he told the Associated Press.
Most of the changes involved voluntary actions by residents, rather than rules imposed by the government.
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