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Originally Posted by zendog3
I don't think Sweden is the best model to look to for fighting pandemic. Look at S. Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, even China.
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As a previous poster said, "time will tell". Several countries that had low initial numbers are now experiencing a second wave. Will Sweden avoid this by having "got it out of the way" first time round? Who knows - check back in a year.
There is also the trade-off between deaths and disruption of life. In China they dragged people from their homes to quarantine them. Sure, that may have cut the infection rate but would you really want that happening here? In Sweden they let people lead fairly normal lives, with certain precautions. If people didn't want to go to a restaurant then they didn't. Their choice. Higher risk of infection, but a better quality of life.