Simplistic. Sweden was unlucky to experience a massive influx of infections via people returning to Stockholm where there is a huge population of foreign-origin Swedish residents, many of whom are Somali, who are at high disk for SARS-COV-2, and live in a relatively dense, modern European city. There are a number of factors that combined…
Simplistic. Sweden was unlucky to experience a massive influx of infections via people returning to Stockholm where there is a huge population of foreign-origin Swedish residents, many of whom are Somali, who are at high disk for SARS-COV-2, and live in a relatively dense, modern European city. There are a number of factors that combined here with the result that by the time Sweden (and the world) realised what was happening, this virus had already deeply penetrated the Stockholm area.
Additionally, at the same time the virus was transferred to aged care. Swedish care homes are significant in scale and the ethnically-diverse worker population. The relatively long incubation meant that again Sweden was playing catch up and by the time old, frail people become symptomatic, there is very little that can be done. This is why in every country that has seasons, influenza takes a significant number of people each year, despite humans having lived with influenza forever.
Resist the temptation to judge prematurely: in a year or two, Ratgazz might look back and realise that Sweden learned quickly from its very obvious (especially in hindsight) mistakes and decided on a longer-term strategy than pretty much any other country. That takes courage and determination, not least on behalf of the people steering Sweden's overall strategy.
Simplistic. Sweden was unlucky to experience a massive influx of infections via people returning to Stockholm where there is a huge population of foreign-origin Swedish residents, many of whom are Somali, who are at high disk for SARS-COV-2, and live in a relatively dense, modern European city. There are a number of factors that combined here with the result that by the time Sweden (and the world) realised what was happening, this virus had already deeply penetrated the Stockholm area.
Additionally, at the same time the virus was transferred to aged care. Swedish care homes are significant in scale and the ethnically-diverse worker population. The relatively long incubation meant that again Sweden was playing catch up and by the time old, frail people become symptomatic, there is very little that can be done. This is why in every country that has seasons, influenza takes a significant number of people each year, despite humans having lived with influenza forever.
Resist the temptation to judge prematurely: in a year or two, Ratgazz might look back and realise that Sweden learned quickly from its very obvious (especially in hindsight) mistakes and decided on a longer-term strategy than pretty much any other country. That takes courage and determination, not least on behalf of the people steering Sweden's overall strategy.