Sweden has slammed the World Health Organisation (WHO) for including it in a list of those countries at risk of a crippling coronavirus surge, saying the world health body has made a “total mistake”. But controversial Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell retaliated, lashing out at the WHO’s “total misinterpretation” of Sweden’s virus data. Sweden’s coronavirus fatalities are higher than other Scandinavian countries which all imposed much stricter lockdown measures to combat the pandemic. media_camera Sweden’s state scientist Anders Tegnell has angrily slammed the WHO saying its inclusion on a virus risk list is a ‘total mistake’. Picture: Magnus Anderssonmedia_camera Sweden’s relaxed coronavirus rules have drawn criticism for its higher infection rates than other Nordic countries.

Source: The Herald June 26, 2020 12:33 UTC