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So what about Sweden, huh?

Proof that lockdowns are no solution

12 June 2021

9:00 AM

12 June 2021

9:00 AM

It’s amazing how often Sweden still crops up in conversations. It didn’t impose tough lockdown, kept primary schools and core economic activities functioning, issued clear guidelines and relied on voluntary social distancing and personal hygiene practices to manage the crisis. For harsh lockdowns to be justified elsewhere, Sweden had to be discredited.

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