For some time I have followed and compared the deaths in Sweden, now 5,500 deaths among @10.4M and Switzerland, now 1,966 deaths among @8.3M. As we all know Switzerland is an international financial center and has people come to ski in the winter. People fly there from around the world. Sweden is much less visited; many people live on islands and in small rural enclaves. It seems to me Sweden has paid a price for remaining open although from what I have read many of the deaths have occurred among the elderly and those whose health is compromised with underlying conditions.
In the end the decisions regarding opening schools as well of the rest of the economy need to be made. It will be a tough call based on incomplete information as so much is unknown about the virus.
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Last edited by manaboutown; 07-09-2020 at 12:13 PM.
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