The strategy followed by Sweden came under the microscope of the committee in dealing with its pandemic coronavirus. According to the commission, which was set up by the government following pressure from parliament, the country should have taken tougher first steps and the government should have taken a clearer leadership when the country was hit by Covid-19. Nevertheless, the non-lockdown strategy was generally correct.
Sweden has polarized views both at home and abroad about how it managed the pandemic. The country chose not to impose the lockdowns imposed by many countries, and adopted a largely voluntary approach promoting social distancing and good hygiene.
«The government should have taken the lead in all aspects of crisis management from the outset“, The commission states in the report, adding that the government was too unilaterally dependent on the estimates made by the Public Health Service.
“In February-March 2020, Sweden should have chosen more stringent and invasive measures to prevent and control the disease,” he added.
At 17,000 the dead
Reuters, citing the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency, notes that the commission’s findings could hurt the ruling Social Democrats as parliamentary elections are scheduled for September.
More than 17,000 people have lost their lives to Covid-19 or while suffering from that disease in Swedenmuch more per capita than in its neighboring Scandinavian countries, but less than in most of the European countries that chose them.
Source: News Beast
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