Sweden's chief epidemiologist has partly blamed the country's high coronavirus death toll on mild flu outbreaks in recent winters.
Much attention has been paid to Sweden during the coronavirus pandemic because of its controversial decision to not completely lock down its public life and economy.People walk on Stranvagen in Stockholm on September 19, 2020."When many people die of the flu in the winter, fewer die in heatwaves the following summer. In this case, it was Covid-19 that caused many to die," Anders Tegnell, Sweden's chief epidemiologist told Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter earlier this week.
Much attention has been paid to Sweden during the coronavirus pandemic because of its controversial decision to not completely lock down its public life and economy. Most of its neighbors, and Europe, did so as coronavirus cases surged in spring. Bars, restaurants, most schools and businesses remained opened, however, and face masks are not widely worn. Sweden did ban mass gatherings and visits to elderly care homes, however, although this latter restriction is due to be lifted soon despite a high death toll from Covid-19 being seen in such institutions.
Pursuing herd immunity has proved controversial in Sweden because allowing the virus to spread , has put vulnerable groups such as the elderly and people with existing health conditions at a greater risk of becoming seriously ill and, potentially, dying., saying that some studies suggest immunity may wane after a few months.
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