It's the same here in Japan as well. People have been requested for self-control instead of a brutal lockdown. A lot of shops are open and public transport is running.

It never ceases to amaze me that the people pushing for lockdown have things like a countryside place, or a nice big house and garden to "shelter in place" along with a nice salaried job that will pay them to stay home.

These videos on Sweden seriously need to stop making statements saying that everything is normal and that everything is how it was before the pandemic. We have no lockdown, but things are far from how it used to be.

I live in Sweden. There are recomendation and rules everywhere. But here we listen to each other. When the ski resort is open the scientists not the prime minister says it's no good to go skiing. 99 percent dont go there and the resort listen and close it down. No orders. Just the pressure from each other. We listen to the ones who have a whole lifetime studying and working with pandemics. They are the one who knows best. Like that guy in the US. The little guy. Dont know the name. I bet he knows more about this than Trump. Our prime minister says dont leave Stockholm in Easter and 90 present didnt leave. A lot better than a leader talking about lights and bleach.

As he stated in a longer interview, the Swedish approach is sustainable for the long term whereas the approach most other countries are taking is not. So we may be just putting off the inevitable infections at an enormous cost to society. The UN is now saying 130 million people are heading towards starvation due to the lockdown approach. So there is a point where the cure is worse than the disease in terms of human life.

Everyone seems to miss the point. Sweden has not restricted a lot of things but recommended a lot of things. Scandinavians often follow serious recommendations. Everyone says how restaurants are open but rare news say people may not go to restaurants that much (because of recommendations and common sense).

They are doing the right thing. It has been agreed that more people will die because of lockdown. Reasons people not getting screened for cancer and other illnesses alone 2500 per week are not being diagnosed with cancer. No one is getting treatment for other illnesses hence the reason lots of people in care homes are dying. Good on you sweden i wish britain would do the same.

Sweden. Based on trust. The US is like a disturbed hornet’s nest. On a GOOD day

Swedes have one big advantage, unlike us British; they're not morbidly obese.

The head of Norways public health department said that the only difference is that sweden decided to pay the price early and Norway will have to do it later down the line.

This is exactly how I would have handled it if I had the choice. When you let ppl take care of themselves, they do. The ppl that want to stay home, can. The ppl who want and need to keep working, can. No restrictions means ppl take personal responsibility. It works perfectly. Why the world needed a nanny, is insane to me.

Restaurants in Stockholm who don’t use physical distancing for their guests are first warned then closed if they do not remedy things immediately..

Sweden - where even the ducks politely social distance.

BBC now you are really sad that Sweden handle this world class, even Stefan Löfven that I never was a big fan off have grown and have handled this world class. We Will be United in this!

Here in Sweden I have to move do to covid-19. I can't aford rent now when the restaurant I work at had to pull back to on staff and witch hours we are open.

I strongly believe that if the US had had a better response to the pandemic, we could have followed Sweden's footsteps in addition to masks, social distances and closing schools.

i love sweden

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Overeaction huh! In my countries we had Movement Control Order and Ministry of Health provided SOP for the economic sector to followed. But unlike Sweden, our health system while still under control was exhausted. Some even said that their parent haven't been home for more than 3 month as they are doctor who was tasked with the Covid19 patient. There is one cases where one Nurse fainted and a female doctor send a message online in the state of crying and exhausted asking the people of this countries to stay at home, don't go outside, be responsible, be honest with doctor and nurses and follow the instruction and advice given.The reason why other countries issue a lockdown was to cut the chain of spread of Covid19 and reduce the burden and pressure of the health service. In my countries the MCO was meant to remove those who have been infect and traces all of those in contact with them to be tested and put in quarantine. Those who unbeknown to themselve have been infected by Covid19 was at home thus avoided any possible spread. It also didn't help that some people was really unresponsible, they lying to the doctor and go against the advice. Sweden follow the government advice, but here they are not!! Some people here in the comment section who angry that government don't trust the people and saying Covid 19 was not a big deal cause it only mild infectious and only targeted certaint group of people, i find it very unpleasant. Some people here go to one religious gathering, when government advice them to go meet a doctor to get tested yet they refused and then sure some of them who go to the gathering while it's true despite get infectious they immediatly cure and didn't die and some of them didn't even showed any simptom but then their family who DIDN'T ACTUALY GO to the religious gathering and have been faithfully follow government advice get infect instead and some die. Wife, Children and elderly. It was absolutely unresponsible and selfish, while you are save and alive you spread the virus to other person and created a chain of Covid 19 and some people within that chain died thanks to you. Some lied to the doctor that they didn't get in touch with the Covid19 patient or go to huge gathering but when they suddenly tested positive, at that moment they just telling the truth. It was too late, all doctor and nurses there fall to their knees and almost crying and the rest of room had to been clean and sanitized. They had to be quarantine and tested. In my countries majority of the health service was under goverment management and no hospital could denied any patient. Covid19 patient must be prioritize.