Sweden on Tuesday reported that more than 1,000 people had died from the novel coronavirus, as a group of experts attacked the authorities' approach to the crisis.
Sweden on Tuesday reported that more than 1,000 people had died from the novel coronavirus, as a group of experts attacked the authorities' approach to the crisis.
And it warned that because not all deaths had yet been reported over the four-day Easter weekend, the true number might be higher.Sweden's approach to fighting the coronavirus includes a liberal amount of personal freedom Sweden has not imposed the extraordinary lockdown orders implemented elsewhere in Europe to stem the spread of the virus, instead calling for citizens to take responsibility to follow social distancing guidelines.But the Nordic country's softer approach has still drawn criticism abroad and the been the subject of fierce debate at home.A group of 22 doctors, virologists and researchers criticised the Public Health Agency in an op-ed published by Dagens Nyheter newspaper on Tuesday.
"So in Sweden more than 10 times as many people are dying than in our neighbouring country Finland," they wrote while stressing a number of more aggressive measures taken in Finland.During the news conference, Sweden's Anders Tegnell rejected the criticism from the experts, disputing the figures they had advanced.
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