Stefan Lofven said the time had come for Sweden to shift its approachThe Swedish prime minister has ordered a public inquiry into his government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis after the country recorded more than 5,000 Covid-19 deaths. Sweden has found itself isolated in Europe because of its unorthodox strategy, under which it kept most schools, bars, restaurants and businesses open in the belief that the severe lockdowns imposed by its neighbours would be counterproductive. Since then its per capita death rate has risen to the fifth-highest in the world despite a sparsely distributed population and a well-regarded hospital system. It is now recording an average of more than a thousand new infections a day, up from fewer than 600 in May. As of yesterday 5,333 people had died with the disease, more than four times the

Source: The Times July 01, 2020 16:07 UTC