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January 15, 2021

Mandatory lockdowns may not be any better at controlling COVID-19 than less restrictive measures, study finds

Mandatory stay-at-home orders and business closures may not be more effective at controlling the spread of the coronavirus than less restrictive, voluntary measures, a new study found.

January 9, 2021

Film festival sending someone to remote Swedish island to watch 60 movies in one week

Many film festivals are still going to look different this year because of the pandemic, but one festival in Sweden is taking its COVID-19 precautions to the next level.

December 17, 2020

Swedish king: Sweden has failed to protect the elderly

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf said Thursday he believes his country has failed to protect the elderly in care homes from the effects of the pandemic.

December 3, 2020

Mother in Sweden no longer suspected of confining son to apartment for 28 years

Prosecutors in Sweden are dropping a case against a 70-year-old woman accused of locking up her son inside their apartment for nearly three decades, saying investigators have found no evidence he was being held against his will.

December 2, 2020

Mother in Sweden suspected of locking up son inside filthy apartment for 28 years

Stockholm police have arrested a woman in her 70s on suspicion of keeping her 41-year-old son locked up in their apartment for nearly three decades, Swedish investigators said Tuesday.

November 25, 2020

Little evidence herd immunity stopping coronavirus spread in this country, official says

Herd immunity is not stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus in Sweden, an official in the country said this week. 

November 20, 2020

Swedish health authority not advising coronavirus face masks on public transport: Report

Though there is rising spread of the novel coronavirus, Sweden health officials have repeated their questioning of face masks, per reports.

October 19, 2020

Jury still out on Sweden’s ‘experiment’ on coronavirus pandemic management, experts say

How has the Swedish experiment worked out?

September 9, 2020

Britain could ban large social gatherings until Christmas as Europe sees rise in coronavirus cases

As coronavirus cases rise across Europe, the British government has banned gatherings of more than six people in England in measures that could last through the year.

August 25, 2020

Drop in Brazilian coronavirus cases prompts herd immunity questions

An unexpectedly positive turn for Brazilian cities once plagued with the coronavirus pandemic is raising questions once more about herd immunity.