Sweden admits flaws in its strategy
The architect of Sweden's coronavirus response has defended the country's controversial decision not to go into lockdown, while admitting "improvements" could be made with the benefit of hindsight.
As the coronavirus pandemic swept across the world and governments scrambled to enact emergency lockdown measures, Sweden kept most schools, restaurants, salons and bars open. It asked people to refrain from making long journeys, placing an emphasis on personal responsibility. But three months later, Sweden's Covid-19 death toll stands at 4,542, much higher than in other nordic countries.
They had hopped to quickly achieve heard immunity. An infection level of 70% or more. Research showed that they had done no better than other countries who has enforced "Stay at home orders:, yet their death rate was much higher than most contries.
Country | Population | Infected Total | Infected Prior Day | Infected 7 days | Ave Per Day | % of population Infected | Dead Total | Dead Prior Day | Died 7-days | % of Infected Dead | Rolled Over |
ASIA | |||||||||||
China | 1,433,783,686 | 84,186 | 84,127 | 59 | 8 | 0.01% | 4,638 | 4,638 | 0 | 5.51% | Y |
India | 1,366,417,754 | 253,329 | 181,827 | 71,502 | 10,215 | 0.02% | 6957 | 5185 | 1,772 | 2.75% | N |
Japan | 126,860,301 | 17,036 | 16,716 | 320 | 46 | 0.01% | 917 | 894 | 23 | 5.38% | Y |
Philippenes | 108,116,615 | 21,895 | 17,224 | 4,671 | 667 | 0.02% | 1003 | 950 | 53 | 4.58% | Y |
Viet Nam | 96,462,106 | 329 | 328 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | Y |
Thailand | 69,625,582 | 3,112 | 3,077 | 35 | 5 | 0.00% | 58 | 57 | 1 | 1.86% | Y |
S. Korea | 51,225,308 | 11,776 | 11,441 | 335 | 48 | 0.02% | 273 | 269 | 4 | 2.32% | Y |
Taiwan | 23,773,876 | 443 | 442 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.58% | Y |
Hong Kong | 7,436,154 | 1,105 | 1,082 | 23 | 3 | 0.01% | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.36% | Y |
Country | Population | Infected Total | Infected Prior Day | Infected 7 days | % of population Infected | Dead Total | Dead Prior Day | Died 7-days | % of Infected Dead | ||
EUROPE | |||||||||||
Germany | 83,517,045 | 185,745 | 182,189 | 3,556 | 508 | 0.22% | 8,685 | 8,530 | 155 | 4.68% | Y |
U.K. | 67,530,172 | 286,295 | 274,219 | 12,076 | 1,725 | 0.42% | 40,548 | 38,485 | 2063 | 14.16% | Y |
France | 65,129,728 | 190,759 | 186,924 | 3,835 | 548 | 0.29% | 29,145 | 28,717 | 428 | 15.28% | Y |
Italy | 60,550,075 | 234,801 | 232,664 | 2,137 | 305 | 0.39% | 33,846 | 33,340 | 506 | 14.41% | Y |
Spain | 46,692,858 | 241,310 | 239,228 | 2,082 | 297 | 0.52% | 27,135 | 27,125 | 10 | 11.24% | Y |
Greece | 10,473,455 | 2,980 | 2,915 | 65 | 9 | 0.03% | 180 | 175 | 5 | 6.04% | Y |
Sweden | 10,036,379 | 44,730 | 37,113 | 7,617 | 1,088 | 0.45% | 4659 | 4395 | 264 | 10.42% | Maybe |
Country | Population | Infected Total | Infected Prior Day | Infected 7 days | % of population Infected | Dead Total | Dead Prior Day | Died 7-days | % of Infected Dead | ||
AMERICAS | |||||||||||
U.S.A | 329,064,917 | 1,920,552 | 1,764,671 | 155,881 | 22,269 | 0.58% | 103,605 | 103,605 | 0 | 5.39% | Y |
Argentina | 44,780,677 | 22,020 | 15,419 | 6,601 | 943 | 0.05% | 656 | 524 | 132 | 2.98% | N |
Canada | 37,411,047 | 96,475 | 91,640 | 4,835 | 691 | 0.26% | 7850 | 6360 | 1,490 | 8.14% | Y |
OTHER | |||||||||||
Iran | 82,913,906 | 171,789 | 131,652 | 40,137 | 5,734 | 0.21% | 8,281 | 7,300 | 981 | 4.82% | Y/? |
Australia | 25,203,198 | 7,260 | 7,097 | 163 | 23 | 0.03% | 102 | 101 | 1 | 1.40% | Y |
Country | Population | Infected Total | Infected Prior Day | Infected 7 days | % of population Infected | Dead Total | Dead Prior Day | Died 7-days | % of Infected Dead | ||
U.S. States | |||||||||||
California | 39,512,223 | 128,593 | 107,062 | 21,531 | 3,076 | 0.33% | 4,606 | 4,088 | 518 | 3.58% | N |
Texas | 28,995,881 | 74,470 | 61,653 | 12,817 | 1,831 | 0.26% | 1833 | 1636 | 197 | 2.46% | Maybe |
Florida | 21,477,737 | 67,758 | 54,424 | 13,334 | 1,905 | 0.32% | 2,688 | 2,447 | 241 | 3.97% | Y |
New York | 19,453,561 | 377,316 | 369,660 | 7,656 | 1,094 | 1.94% | 30,280 | 29,710 | 570 | 8.03% | Y |
Illinois | 12,671,821 | 126,890 | 118,917 | 7,973 | 1,139 | 1.00% | 5,864 | 5,330 | 534 | 4.62% | Y |
Michigan | 9,986,857 | 58,525 | 56,969 | 1,556 | 222 | 0.59% | 5,613 | 5,464 | 149 | 9.59% | Y |
New Jersey | 8,882,190 | 163,893 | 159,608 | 4,285 | 612 | 1.85% | 12,106 | 11,634 | 472 | 7.39% | y |
Washington | 7,614,893 | 23,442 | 21,071 | 2,371 | 339 | 0.31% | 1153 | 1111 | 42 | 4.92% | Y |
Mass | 6,949,503 | 103,132 | 96,301 | 6,831 | 976 | 1.48% | 7,289 | 6,718 | 571 | 7.07% | Y |
Arizona | 7,278,717 | 25,451 | 19,258 | 6,193 | 885 | 0.35% | 1043 | 904 | 139 | 4.10% | N |
Colorado | 5,758,736 | 27,843 | 25,989 | 1,854 | 265 | 0.48% | 1527 | 1436 | 91 | 5.48% | Y |
Louisiana | 4,648,794 | 42,486 | 39,577 | 2,909 | 416 | 0.91% | 2,925 | 2,786 | 139 | 6.88% | Y |
Utah | 3,205,958 | 11,798 | 9,533 | 2,265 | 324 | 0.37% | 121 | 112 | 9 | 1.03% | N |
New Mexico | 2,096,829 | 8,800 | 7,493 | 1,307 | 187 | 0.42% | 392 | 344 | 48 | 4.45% | N |
Idaho | 1,787,147 | 3,139 | 2,803 | 336 | 48 | 0.18% | 83 | 82 | 1 | 2.64% | Y |
Wyoming | 578,759 | 939 | 898 | 41 | 6 | 0.16% | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1.81% | N |
Hawaii | 1,415,872 | 673 | 0.05% | 17 | 2.53% | ||||||
Nevada | 3,080,156 | 9491 | 0.31% | 437 | 4.60% | ||||||
Oregon | 4,217,737 | 4570 | 0.11% | 161 | 3.52% | ||||||
North Dakota | 762,062 | 2816 | 0.37% | 72 | 2.56% | ||||||
South Dakota | 884,659 | 5367 | 0.61% | 65 | 1.21% | ||||||
Montana | 1,068,778 | 540 | 0.05% | 18 | 3.33% | ||||||
Kansas | 2,913,314 | 10361 | 0.36% | 233 | 2.25% | ||||||
Nebraska | 1,934,408 | 15572 | 0.81% | 187 | 1.20% | ||||||
Minnesota | 5,639,632 | 27501 | 0.49% | 1181 | 4.29% | ||||||
Iowa | 3,155,070 | 21478 | 0.68% | 599 | 2.79% | ||||||
Missouri | 6,137,428 | 14951 | 0.24% | 815 | 5.45% | ||||||
Arkansas | 3,017,825 | 9101 | 0.30% | 154 | 1.69% |