[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by chet2020

I too was interested in how the Swedish approach would work out. Not well, as it turns out.

Death Rates per 100,000:

Norway 4.7
Finland 6.0
Denmark 10.5
Sweden 54.0

Sweden's economy is in the tank, just like everyone else's. Just saw an interview with a Swedish restaurateur. She had three restaurants, 150 employees. She's down to one restaurant, 10 employees. You can't fix the economy until you squash the virus. We had our chance when we quenched the first wave - then we blew it.

BTW, South Korea, Japan, Iceland, New Zealand squashed the virus, now their economies are full steam ahead (with the exception of no crowds at sporting events). Simple approach - large-scale testing, tracing, and isolation, something the greatest country in the world couldn't manage.

New Zealand 0.5
South Korea 0.6
Japan 0.8
Iceland 2.8
U.S. 40.7

US still in 1st wave. 2nd will be in fall/winter.