Sweden says no to quarantine – is this the most reckless or the most proportionate Covid-19 response in the West?
30 Mar, 2020 17:39 / Updated 17 hours ago
A sign outside a pub in Stockholm, Sweden March 26, 2020 © Reuters / Colm Fulton
By Guy Birchall, British journalist covering current affairs, politics and free speech issues. Recently published in The Sun and Spiked Online.
With most of Europe imposing extraordinary restrictions to slow
the spread of coronavirus, Sweden has left its citizens surprisingly
free. Are Swedes rolling the dice with their public health, or is
everyone else overreacting?
As most of Europe clamps
down in a bid to slow the spread of Covid-19, one country is bucking the
trend. Sweden is taking a markedly more liberal approach to combatting
the virus. Despite its closest neighbours, Denmark and Norway, shutting
down all but essential services, Swedes remain free to socialise as the
harsh Scandinavian winter comes to an end. Although universities and
high schools have shut, pre-schools, kindergartens, bars, restaurants,
ski resorts, sports clubs and hairdressers have all remained open.The streets of Stockholm and Malmo are noticeably quieter than usual, but positively bustling compared to those of Copenhagen, Oslo, London, Paris and Rome. Standing in bars is banned but as long as punters can find a seat they’re free to enjoy a night out. Other steps taken include gatherings of more than 50 people being banned and the over 70s being urged to self-isolate.
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