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'Face masks in public spaces do not provide any greater protection to the population,' Swedish health official said Even as the European Union executive announced last Wednesday new guidelines recommending the use of face masks in places like airports, planes, and hotels, Sweden has rejected its widespread use by members of the public, claiming masks…

Hornstull in Stockholm on April 21. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images Slate is making its coronavirus coverage free for all readers. Subscribe to support our journalism. Start your free trial. Swedish exceptionalism is a concept that Sweden has marketed well, in everything from the arts to pop culture, tech, and science. To be sure, there…

Sweden's ambassador to the United States has said the capital of the Nordic country could reach herd immunity by May - a result of a controversial response to the coronavirus pandemic involving few public restrictions. "About 30 percent of people in Stockholm have reached a level of immunity," Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter told National Public Radio…

The novel coronavirus in Sweden has spread to over 17,500 people and killed more than 2,100, as of Friday, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. While cases continue to grow, the country has taken the surprising route of not imposing a nationwide lockdown.Despite international derision over the decision, the scientist behind Sweden's…

Published on Apr 23, 2020Swathes of the world have gone on some form of lockdown to fight coronavirus, but in Sweden they are still open for business. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53FOver 100 countries have issued a full or partial lockdown as the world fights the coronavirus pandemic. But one nation has taken the…